I have 4 kids. Two are in college and 2 are still in high school. As we were all sitting at the same table recently for Thanksgiving, I thought to myself, I really love having my kids around, even if it’s only for a few short days during Thanksgiving break.
Continue Reading…I Love My Four Kids, But…
Written By Sam Liang Friday, Dec 09, 2016 | Leave a comment
Hillary, Donald and The State of American Health
Written By Sam Liang Thursday, Sep 22, 2016 | Leave a comment
Health, or the lack of it, seems to be on everyone’s minds these days. Is Hillary sick? Is Donald overweight? Are they more or less healthy than past candidates? Their respective political machines are advancing theories on an hourly basis, it seems.
Continue Reading…The Rio Olympics, Gold Medals and Your Retirement
Written By Sam Liang Friday, Aug 26, 2016 | Leave a comment
Imagine you just won a gold medal at the Rio Olympics that no one expected you to win. You’re a Cinderella story. When you finally get home after a whirlwind celebration, you have incredible offers from a whole bunch of sponsors who want to pay you big bucks to be their smiling spokesperson.
Continue Reading…Happy Interconnectedness Day
Written By Sam Liang Tuesday, Jun 28, 2016 | Leave a comment
July 4th is coming up fast. Independence Day…the day we declared we’d be bound no more to the English.
Continue Reading…The Market or the Mattress?
Written By Sam Liang Thursday, May 05, 2016 | Leave a comment
Over the last 12 months or so, the market appears to be down. In fact, when I logged into my own Vanguard account in January of this year, I discovered that one of my funds was down -8% and the other -10%.
Continue Reading…RMD’s – Required Maximum Destruction!
Written By Sam Liang Monday, Feb 29, 2016 | Leave a comment
I know…RMD’s don’t actually stand for that. They stand for Required Minimum Distributions. Anyone over age 70 ½ knows what they are. It’s when the IRS requires you to take a mandatory withdrawal from your IRA’s so they can tax you on it.
Continue Reading…What’s Your Resolution This Year?
Written By Sam Liang Thursday, Jan 14, 2016 | Leave a comment
What do the New Year’s Eve Ball and the stock market have in common? They both started the year dropping. The difference is one signals promise and hope for the New Year, and the other signals…well, we might not want to think about what it signals.
Continue Reading…Made in Japan
Written By Sam Liang Thursday, Dec 10, 2015 | Leave a comment
I was born in Hong Kong. I didn’t grow up playing baseball or riding bikes because in Hong Kong, there’s no space for those things. If you rode a bike down the street, you’d get hit by a car!
Continue Reading…Do You Suffer From Financial Whiplash!
Written By Sam Liang Thursday, Sep 24, 2015 | Leave a comment
Do you ever feel like you get whiplash when you watch the stock market? Me, too.
Continue Reading…3 Unique Financial Challenges Women Face
Written By Sam Liang Monday, Aug 31, 2015 | Leave a comment
I grew up in a family with four older sisters, so I’ve known since I was a small child women run the show both financially and otherwise!
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