My Comments: I'm not usually a woe and gloom person. My glass is almost always half full. But when it comes to climate change and the existential threats we face living in Florida, I'm extremely glad our house in north central Florida is 100+ feet above mean sea level. by Geoff Dembicki \ 22 JUN …
Author: Tony Kendzior - Financial Planner
I've lived happily, raised a family, and enjoyed a professional life in Gainesville for over 50 years. The next several years are full of promise. My goal is to find new clients, new friends and somehow share the wisdom I've accumulated over these many years. And when I have time, play a little golf and travel with my family. Cheers!
Health Savings Accounts Get Even Better
My Comments: Health Saving Accounts or HSAs are an IRS approved account where you set aside before-tax money and are allowed by make withdrawals tax-free for health related expenses. They'll prove to be a valuable tax free source of money in retirement, but you have to accumulate a meaningful supply of money in them before …
Scenes From A Drive Across America
My Comments: Happy 4th of July, everyone! Today we celebrate the transition from monarchy to democracy as a guiding principal of the society in which we find ourselves. The words below bring back many memories. My parents and I subscribed to the National Geographic for decades and when they passed, I found myself with shelves …
The Manipulation of Southern Pride
My Comments: These are troubling times, and with good reason. I'm frustrated by my inability to do any more to effect a remedy than to occasionally share an idea or written word that comes to my attention. Here is one that I'd like to share with you. by Nick Mullins \ 13 AUG 2017 \ …
Cognitive Dissonance: Before and Now
My Comments: The following was written over two years ago and involves a law student and his professor. It's illustrative of what we're experiencing now. It illustrates how someone, presumably intelligent, exhibits cognitive dissonance and is then rebutted by someone with far superior cognitive abilities. We're experiencing something very similar at the national level. In …
Market Update: The Tail Is Wagging The Dog
My Comments: After 45 years participating in the markets as an investor and as a Registered Investment Advisor Representative, I've become genuinely flummoxed by what we're seeing almost daily on Wall Street. In my limited frame of reference, it makes no sense. There are too many previously reliable signals that what we see happening suggests …
Companies are racing to dump their pension plans
My Comments: This may have been written almost a year ago but it's even more relevant today. Last Tuesday I posted that I was cutting back to two posts a week, down from the five days a week routine I've been following since 2011. My new focus will be posts about 'retirement' issues. It's a …
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Rogoff: Why This Time is Really Different
My Comments: Two things of note before you get too far into this post. One is that I distrust assertions that "...this time it's really different". Too often it proves to be wrong. This time it may be right. Two is that I'm scaling back my efforts to present a blog post every weekday. I've …
Trump is on to us, so I’m spilling the beans.
I've been outed, I tell you. Is it because I've been hiding in the closet for the past 70 years? NO! Is it because despite my blog posts these many years, I'm actually a Republican? NO! Is it because I've been ripping off unsuspecting clients for years and I'm now incredibly wealth? NO! Is it …
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The Fed’s Roadmap
My Comments: In earlier post's you've seen remarks from Scott Minerd, someone whose insights and judgements I've followed for years. As usual, he has some insightful comments about the current economy and how it might evolve going forward. I'll leave it to you to decide if he's right, but it's my firm belief he's not …
