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September 15 is Greenpeace Day, a day to celebrate an inspiring organization that started from the humblest of roots. Read on to find out the history of Greenpeace, why it matters more today than ever, and how you can get involved. The post Greenpeace Day – Add your voice and make a difference appeared first on Boomer Eco Crusader.

Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We are at home in Raleigh for a two month stretch right now. I forgot how nice it is to relax at home!  During August, we spent a week in northern California visiting the Redwoods National Park and state parks. The last few days of the trip we spent driving south along the Pacific Coast Highway and enjoyed other scenic drives in the area.  In […]

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EVERY THREE MONTHS, a small committee meets in Manhattan to make decisions that dictate where billions of retirement dollars flow. You won’t see them on financial television. They belong to the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. Nearly all readers here likely know the S&P 500 isn’t a mindless tally of America’s 500 largest businesses. Yet in an era dominated by mega-cap hype, it is worth remembering just how ruthlessly disciplined that curated roster […]

My Sweet Retirement Dollar Cost Averaging in Singapore: How It Works and Where to Start A complete guide to dollar cost averaging in Singapore, covering how it works, a worked example, how it compares to lump sum investing, and where to set up a regular savings plan. Dollar Cost Averaging in Singapore: How It Works and Where to Start My Sweet Retirement

Over the past few months, I’ve found myself asking AI more and more financial questions. Sometimes I already knew the answer. Other times I simply wanted to see how it reasoned. Can it calculate a retirement corpus? Compare the old and new tax regimes? Explain sequence of returns risk? Build an asset allocation? Review an… The post AI Can Calculate Your Retirement; It Cannot Ask You Why appeared first on freefincal.

Are you looking to jumpstart your career in the financial sector? Start by getting the lowdown on the best paying jobs in finance. The finance sector plays a significant role in our money world. It’s where money moves, and numbers dance and provide many jobs. There’s something for everyone, from number crunchers to risk analysts and accountants to financial advisors. As companies grow, they need more people to handle their finances. The Bureau of Labor […]

Here’s my monthly survey of the best interest rates on cash as of September 2026, roughly sorted from shortest to longest maturities. Banks and brokerages love taking advantage of idle cash, and you can often earn more interest while keeping the same level of safety by moving to another FDIC-insured bank or NCUA-insured credit union. Check out my Ultimate Rate-Chaser Calculator to see how much extra interest you could earn from switching. Rates listed are […]

I recorded a conversation with Troy Eckard this week, and halfway through he stopped and turned the question around on me. He said when he stands in front of a room of 100 physicians, maybe 5 will talk to him. The other 95 find somewhere else to be. Four decades in oil and gas, and it still baffles him. He wanted to know why. I told him what I actually think, which is that it’s […]

A series of stark warnings from AI industry insiders and political figures has elevated national concerns over the trajectory of artificial intelligence. Former employees and leading researchers have openly questioned whether the rapid pace of development is outstripping safety controls, pointing to scenarios where advanced systems could pose severe existential threats to humanity. Read the rest

A pair of shoes costs more than it did last year. So do ground beef, a car repair, and the washing machine that finally died. None of that is random. The average U.S. tariff rate has climbed to 10 to 13 percent, the highest level since the 1940s, and research consistently finds that American buyers, not the countries selling the goods, cover most of that cost. For a growing number of households, covering the difference […]

Today was a travel day. We flew a massive 25 minutes from Chitwan back to Kathmandu.One of the first people I saw was this cool kid. Today is a Hindu festival for women. Raj said that yesterday the women all go to their parents’ places, and today they get dressed in red saris and fast. […] The post Nepal/Bhutan, day 6: travel day to Kathmandu. appeared first on Burning Desire For FIRE.