Your life is complicated enough without having to decipher the language of personal finance.

Irving Fisher, one of America’s most celebrated economists, famously, and disastrously, stated that stocks had reached a “permanently high plateau.” He had the unfortunate timing of doing this right before the economic collapse of the great depression. On occasion, very smart people will follow in

“My love, how much money will be enough for us?” I asked this question to my wife rather seriously some time ago. Her reply: “The amount that we have right now.” To be honest, her reply took me off guard. It highlights one of the