College senior Nara Williams is livin’ large in her very own house on the campus of Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. Large, but tiny: 130 square feet, complete with kitchen, bathroom, great room, and sleeping loft. She is part of the “tiny house” movement–call it extreme downsizing. She says there are lots of benefits: lower …Read More
Jazz Song of the Month: Take Five
Jazz Song of the Month: Take Five The amazing thing about the jazz standard “Take Five” is not just that it’s the #1 jazz song of all time, according to Jazz24.org, but that the time signature of the piece (5/4) was never used in popular western music before then. It sounds different at a very …Read More
Poem of the Month: an April Day
Poem of the Month: an April day The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still, You’re one month on in the middle of May. But if you so much as dare to speak, A cloud …Read More
Compared to the Whole World, How Big is the US Economy?
Compared to the world economy, the US economy is: a) 21% and getting smaller b) 32% and getting smaller c) 32% and growing d) 38% and getting smaller e) why are you asking? Read our most recent research paper for the answer, along with investing implications.
3 Keys to a Great Retirement
Consumer Reports (March 2013) says the three keys to a great retirement are: Set money boundaries Address your housing situation well before retirement Plan for hobbies or a second career to ease the transition Money boundaries refers not only to day-to-day spending, but more importantly to family money issues: support for adult children and aging …Read More