More people working; More flu
The better the economy, the more people working. The more people working, the more flu. With the unemployment rate at 50 year lows, more people are out in…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Comparison: 401(k) versus typical savings account
A savings account is the safest place to put money. It’s also good for money that you expect to spend within a year or so. But the rate of return is…
Act pushes businesses to enroll employees in retirement plans
If the galloping stock market isn’t enough incentive to get into a 401(k) retirement plan, President Trump’s Secure Act, which went into effect Jan. 1,…
2019 taxes will feature expanded child credit
The expanded Child Tax Credit, signed into law in 2017, remains for the 2019 tax year. The credit was part of President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The…
Do you actually need to pay someone to do your taxes?
Those forms look daunting. And those crazy tax words seem intimidating. But, the fact is, 100 million workers probably don’t really need a tax person to…
Use 529 plan to pay down college loans
The federal government has expanded the use of the 529 college savings plan to pay down college loans up to $10,000. Part of the Secure Act, signed in…
Business Book Review The Tracer of Investor Behavior
In 1982, Jim Simons, a former code-breaker for the U.S. government and a brilliant mathematician, founded Renaissance Technologies. In decades since,…
Shorter version: 2020 could be the sweet spot for selling
2020 could be the sweet spot for selling According to Forbes, today’s mortgage rates — at about 3.75 percent — will stay low in 2020. At the same time,…
A new year greeting you can use or customize.
Happy New Year to all from Your Name The Earth begins another trip around the sun January 1, and we’ll travel more than 583 million miles (tired yet?) in…
2020 could be the sweet spot for selling: Should you sell or buy a home in 2020?
According to Forbes, today’s mortgage rates — at about 3.75 percent — will stay low in 2020. At the same time, market watchers expect home prices to…