Lazy Man And Money News Updates

Welcome to another monthly review of Lazy Man and Money. We’re a third of the way through the year. These multiples of 12 make it easy to estimate your progress. The next major one is July 4th, which is about half-way through the year. It’ll be here before you can… Read more »

Lately, I have found myself in an uncomfortable place when it comes to writing. I’m closing in on 3,000 articles over almost 20 years—there aren’t a lot of new areas of personal finance for me to cover. I get a lot of my inspiration from the news because that’s always… Read more »

If you are a Lazy Man and Money reader, the answer to that question should be yes. However, if you are the average American, I’ve got bad news for you. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) created a seven-question Financial Knowledge Quiz. Go ahead and click that link and take… Read more »

Wow, this Earth Day snuck up on me. You’d think that after writing about it for 16 years now, I wouldn’t be caught writing an article at the last minute. Is it okay to write about Earth Day nowadays? I feel like half the country would label an article like… Read more »

It’s weird to publish March’s report when April is more than half over, but here we are. That shows you how far behind I am. When we finished March, the first quarter of the year was over. By the time you are reading this, you have to be around 30%… Read more »

You may have noticed that I haven’t been writing as much until the last week. We went away on vacation, and I didn’t have any articles queued up. This week, the market volatility with the tariff news has effectively turned me into a day trader. I’m also trying to renovate… Read more »

I had hoped to write about happier topics, such as our vacation over the last couple of weeks or an update on our finances for March. I’ll leave those for next week, as the headlines everywhere are Trump’s tariffs. Please excuse me if this article is a little more rough-around-the-edges… Read more »

SEC Announces Ban on Most Mutual Funds and ETFs based on DEI In a stunning financial policy shift, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that mutual funds and Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) will be phased out nationwide by the end of the year for violating the government’s new anti-DEI… Read more »

I’m on vacation this week and next, so look for more articles in early April. This article is the product of a few ideas that have been floating through my head lately. So far, we’ve been away for five days, and the dog sitter hasn’t lost our dog. That’s much… Read more »

Welcome to another edition of “Is Lazy Man doing anything?” On the last edition (one month ago), I created a whole bunch of financial and life goals. I also gave a report on my progress for the first month. Expert Tip: It’s great to make your goals after you’ve had… Read more »