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There are two ways to promise outsized profits. Lies and leverage. Beware of both of them.
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Forget SpaceX, Does Index Investing Still Make Sense for a 401k?
You'd have to be living on Mars not to hear that your 401k index fund will be investing in SpaceX. But the more important question is whether index…
 • Karen Stevenson
Will the SpaceX IPO Blow Up Your 401k?
If you have an index fund in your 401k, you may end up owing SpaceX. So what does that mean. Does index investing make sense, or will it produce some…
 • Karen Stevenson
Up, Up in the Air: Helium
Helium is critical, but we just sold the National Helium Reserve to a foreign company, and now 33% of the world's helium is trapped in Hormuz. The…
 • Karen Stevenson
It’s a Crisis Now, But The Long View is What Matters
The die is cast. The Iran War will change everything. When the near term is hard to know, it’s useful to focus on the long term. Because in times like…
 • Karen Stevenson
Where Does Electric Power Get Its Power?
The electric grid is not something to take for granted. But where does our electricity come from?
 • Karen Stevenson
Tariffs Will or Will Not Cause Inflation
Tariffs make prices go up. Tariffs may not cause inflation. Can both both those statements be true? What the heck will tariffs do to the economy?
 • Karen Stevenson
Triple Care Crisis: Child Care, Elder Care, and Health Care
We don't just have a care crisis, we have a triple care crisis. Child Care, Elder Care, and Health Care are expensive, often unaffordable, and many…
 • Karen Stevenson
Reflecting Ahead
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