My friend Jay sent me a clip from his Kiplinger letter that suggests you take your RMD early in the year. This is not a correct strategy. This post argues that your should take your RMD, if you can, all at the end of the

I wrote a prior post on inflation, but I think the two graphs I have in this post more clearly display how monthly inflation affects annual inflation.

== Each month replaces a prior month ==

The annual change in inflation is the

Patti and I leave for our trip to England next week. Over many years I’ve refined my list of what to wear on the plane and what to pack in my carry-on suitcase. This post shares my list. Lighter travel is better travel, and you