My Comments: When I saw this number, I had to reach far into my psyche to actually figure out how many dollars we’re talking about. And I’m someone who follows astronomy blog sites from time to time and am used to thinking in terms of billions of light years. It takes some time to get …
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Mixed Signals Give Gold Investors Whiplash
Goldman Sachs declares an end to 12-year run-up of gold, just before Bernanke reaffirms monetary easing My Comments: Gold, in its many forms, from actual coins, to shares of gold mining companies across the globe, has been a strong investment for many people over these past few years. We can argue that it reached bubble …
Top 4 Commission-Free ETF Platforms
My Comments: I typically start a conversation with someone about investments by suggesting there are two types of investors: Those that want to do it themselves and those who decide they need some help. If they say they prefer to do it themselves, then my comment is usually to the effect that I'll help point …
Legacy, Estate Planning as Important as Retirement
My Comments: I expected to be retired now. But I'm one of millions who find it better to keep working and use the daily mental challenge to stay healthy, and because the income is welcome. But the topic here is not an easy one to resolve. I can attest to the difficulty of talking with …
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Austerity Obstructs Real Economic Reform
My Thoughts on This: This article comes from the Financial Times, a primarily English publication. If it has a bias, it is probably toward what we think of as liberal. And I’m usually forced to copy the entire post for those of you who are interested since to create a link forces the reader to …
Putting China’s “Hacking Army” into Perspective
My Thoughts on This: As I get older, I become increasingly interested in how the future is likely to unfold. Part of it, I’m sure, is how much of it will I see, what will it look like, will I be there for my grandson’s high school graduation? We have reason to be somewhat fearful …
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Obama Has a Deficit Reduction Plan and Republicans Don’t
My Thoughts on This: I'm not sure this is quite accurate. I'm not sure if anyone has a definitive deficit reduction plan. Clearly, no one in Washington seems particularly upset by the idea that there are going to be across the board cuts in the next several days that are going to impact the country. …
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Retirement Security Gets More Complicated
My Comments: While this was written a few weeks ago, the underlying theme is entirely valid today. There is little chance that interest rates are going to see any significant increase over the next 24 months. The Fed has said they are not going to mess with them for perhaps two more years. There is …
The Easiest Way To Expand Access to Health Care Is out of The Federal Government’s Hands
My Thoughts on This: You've read my thoughts already about how ObamaCare, for better or worse, is going to change the health care delivery landscape in this country over the next decade. I've made the point that ten years from now you may not recognize the elements that were in the original legislation. That's because …
Changes Coming in Long Term Care Insurance
We have been hearing that the leading LTC (long term care) insurers have all filed or will soon be filing for sex distinct rates. Up until now, there has been no distinction in the pricing of contracts between male and female. Some companies offered discounts when husband and wife both bought a policy which was …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 