by Jay Beattey | Mar 17, 2014 | Articles, Wall Street, Wealth Building
I found a really cool calculator on the web the other day. I know what you’re thinking – a calculator can be cool? Indulge me for a moment. This calculator reveals what the S&P 500 returned over any period of years going as far back as 1871. And from then until...
by Jay Beattey | Mar 4, 2014 | Articles, Wall Street, Wealth Building
While everything around us gets more expensive, one thing is getting cheaper – life insurance. That’s because we’re living longer – which means insurance companies push their payment obligation farther into the future and collect premiums for a longer period of...
by Jay Beattey | Feb 25, 2014 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wall Street, Wealth Building
Once upon a time, the good old “defined benefit” pension plan promised Ma and Pa a guaranteed lifetime retirement income. Employers put a portion of an employee’s salary into an account that would be invested over the years to cover the retirement income obligation....
by Jay Beattey | Feb 21, 2014 | Articles, Personal Finance, Wall Street, Wealth Building
Unless you’re in Seattle – this year’s Super Bowl didn’t leave us much to talk about football-wise. So let’s look at the Super Bowl from a Las Vegas perspective. When the Seattle/Denver opponents were decided, Vegas odds-makers issued a “line” at Seattle minus 2 –...
by Jay Beattey | Feb 6, 2014 | Articles, Wealth Building
A recent NASA report shows that astronauts who spend 6 months in space grow by 3% – or about 2-inches. The reason? Gravity does not restrict the body’s natural inclination to grow. So what would happen if our money wasn’t subject to the gravitational pull of...
by Jay Beattey | Jan 30, 2014 | Articles, Retirement, Wall Street, Wealth Building
It’s March, 1981: I’m a college senior following my beloved Indiana Hoosiers to Philadelphia for the final four…without a ticket, of course. Seeing a group of cabbies selling tickets curbside, I approach. A guy who would make Leroy Brown look stunted and...
