My comments: Hmmm. I wonder if Mitt still plans to repeal the whole thing if he gets elected this fall? One thing to consider is that if the Supreme Court does repeal all or part of it and insurance companies elect to keep certain elements such as the coverage for children up to age 26, …
Author: Tony Kendzior, CLU, ChFC - 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!
The Coming Global Recession
China, India, and Brazil are all slowing down simultaneously... My Comments: None of us has any idea how our investments are going to play out over the next six months, much less what’s going to happen five years from now. Indeed, if you’ve spent any time with me, you’ve heard me say that I have …
J.P. Morgan Weekly Market Recap – June 11, 2012
For those of you who pay attention and want to time the market, here’s this weeks best summary:
Thought For The Week
“Save a little money each month, and at the end of the year, you’ll be surprised at how little you have.” Ernest Haskins Roughly four years ago, at this time, we began to feel the ground crumbling beneath our feet (metaphorically speaking) while we watched in amazement. The stock market lost over 1/3 of its …
The Biggest Waste Of Time On Earth Is Wishing Things Were Different
This comes from the June 7, 2012 issue of Financial Advisor and was written by Don Connally. Nobody wants to hear bad news. Yet bad news sells. Why is that? Why are people so focused on what’s wrong in the world? The answer is that people are concerned with anything that threatens their sense of …
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What Nobody’s Telling American Workers
My Comments: With voter rejection of the repeal effort in Wisconsin yesterday, we can now look forward to greater income inequality in this country. Apparently a sufficient number of voters there decided that in spite of their declining middle class status, they would rather see their income opportunities shrink going forward than allow those below …
Advice About College Planning
My Comments: I’ve long stressed that the best way for a parent to pay for the college eduction of their children is to use someone else’s money. Especially if it doesn’t have to be paid back. Virtually all commentary on this subject that is found in the journals and magazines sent to financial advisors like …
Financial Advisors Lean Toward Alternative Investments
My Comments: Today, being Monday, is when my blog posts lean toward INVESTMENTS. And for the past three years, my advice as a financial advisor has been to include alternative investments in the portfolios I help manage for clients. Because, in this day and age, it works. Mindful that my professional objectives are to help …
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Documents You Need Before You Die
My Comments: Whew! Talk about woe and gloom. Here I am trying to create a more positive atmosphere for all of us and this comese up. Must be the weather. Brett Anderson on April 30, 2012 Saabira Chaudhuri’s Wall Street Journal article, “The 25 Documents You Need Before You Die,” (Weekend Investor, July 1, 2011) …
US Spends Most on Health Care, Gets Less
My Comments: If you are a reader of this blog, you’ve seen various comments I’ve made about ObamaCare. I had one earlier this week and at the risk of being a pain, here’s another. The U.S. is my adopted country. I became a citizen in 1958 and have been here my entire adult life. It’s …
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