Opinion.

In making choices about money, do you lean toward enjoying the moment or preparing for the future? Would you call

Some financial advice is repeated so often it begins to seem cast in stone: Never touch your 401(k). Always diversify.

Whenever the Federal Reserve announces a change in the federal funds rate, it’s big news. Financial pundits and journalists analyze

Have you ever been tempted to ignore a dripping faucet? Just a drop here and there doesn’t look like much,

On-and-off-and-on again tariffs. Wars that drag on without resolution. Political gridlock making it nearly impossible to know what policy will

Your reaction to this suggestion would most likely be to make tracks for the nearest exit. Many of us associate

Given the economic uncertainties around trade policies and their impact on the markets, might this be a good time to

“But isn’t that socialism?” This question was one reader’s response to last week’s column about the US government demanding 15% of Nvidia’s

This month, the U.S. government demanded a direct cut of a company’s foreign sales as the price for letting those

What is one of your “hard truths” about money? An assumption like “money is power” that you have never questioned?

Like many financial advisors, I base many of my recommendations to clients on government economic data from the Bureau of

If you have health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace, you are likely to see dramatic increases in your

The recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” was promoted as the largest middle-class tax cut in history. The price tag:

The new “Trump Account” provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is being promoted as a game-changing way to help

The new “Trump Account” provision in the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is being promoted as a game-changing way to help

Last week’s column focused on the challenge for financial advisors, in our current divided and chaotic political landscape, to provide

“How will this administration’s trade policies affect my retirement savings?” “What does it mean for our plans to travel internationally

When Maria needed $400,000 for a down payment on a new home, her broker at a large Wall Street firm

This is an opinion piece by the author and not all opinions may reflect the Rapid City Post, it’s affiliates,

MADISON – Growing up in Arlington, South Dakota, we kept our keys in our pickups and the doors to our

This is Rick Kahler’s Personal Finance Weekly Column. His opinions and financial advice may not be the same as the

Imagine picking up a few items at the grocery store, checking out, and noticing a line on your receipt that

Across the country, members of the Class of 2025 have been hearing powerful messages from commencement speakers about purpose, ambition,

This is Rick Kahler’s Personal Finance Weekly Column. His opinions and financial advice may not be the same as the