It’s Happy Hour again. Time to breath a sigh of relief, review what you may have missed and just point out some interesting reads I came across this week.
Golden Cross
It sounds the next installment of the Indiana Jones series, but the golden cross is one of those technical indicators that may signal good things to come. The stock market finally hit a golden cross in the S&P 500 on Tuesday when the 50 day moving average crossed above the 200 day moving average signaling a short term bull market may be on the horizon. A sign of more good things to come?
One Less Dollar Bill
In the ongoing effort to eliminate the $1 bill, a few senators introduced legislation that would eliminate paper $1’s for coins. It sounds like a good deal. It saves the government money long term, but the people don’t want the change. We can’t have it both ways, lower government spending and more paper in our pockets. Like this is the biggest issue this country has. But hey, in 4 years the $1 bill could be phased out. Just in time for debit cards, credit cards, Google Wallet and other smartphone spending systems to take over the world and have no need for coins either.
March Money Madness
The folks at Free Money Finance have an annual event known as Continue Reading…
Doing your taxes every year is hard enough with the difficulties of the tax code. It certainly doesn’t fit the category of exciting weekend plans. Which explains why most people put off the inevitable till the last-minute. A great idea if you still owe taxes. But if a refund is heading your way, this weekend is a great time to knock out your taxes and get that money in your hands quicker.
The U.S. Treasury is a charity case. At least super rich Warren Buffett believes it is, when he announced in