A recent CNN article highlighted the fact that nearly 47% of Americans do not pay taxes.  Who are these unamerican Americans?  That question is both harder to answer, and one that probably tells a different story than the headline 47%. I’ve always...

As the rally continues, I trail the market for this year more and more. I’m a non-believer. I think the stock market has gotten ahead of the real economy. Personally, I’m at about where I was before the crash, and I count myself lucky for that. ...

A few years ago I switched most of my credit card usage to American Express Starwood Card.  Part of the promotion I had signed up for entailed me spending at least $15,000 in six months to be eligible for a 15,000 bonus points.   Last week, I...