My Comments: Once again the headlines are about how the far right members of the House of Representatives are willing to fight to cause ObamaCare to go away. We are in a mess and somehow, we are going to extricate ourselves, probably not to the satisfaction of everyone, but whatever is perceived as normal ten …
Continue reading America’s Doctors, Like Wall Street, Need a Cultural Shift
My Comments: Notice the date on these comments from Mr. Rachman. They were real then and they are more real today. Perhaps the specifics of Syria are now in the rear view mirror but the perception they leave is mixed. On one hand it can be said “we are NOT at war” and on the …
Continue reading Obama and the Crumbling of a Liberal Fantasy Hero
My Thoughts About This: For me, the jar is almost always half full, and not half empty. But I think I’m getting over a slight case of the flu and my sleep patterns over the past few weeks have been anything but normal. So I’m perhaps more grumpy than normal. Sorry. Like it or not, …
My Comments: If you take the time to read the rest of this article, you’ll perhaps better understand why I’ve taken the position all along that the fuss about ObamaCare is a contrived spectacle by those, mostly those opposed to anything from Obama, who are convinced that the President is a total waste of time. …
Continue reading Premium Increases Under Obamacare May Be Overstated
My Comments: This article strikes close to home for me, a financial professional for many years. If you are a client, or perhaps a potential client, the finger is also pointing at you. I’ve argued in the past that rules about financial professionals being held to a fiduciary standard, the same standard that applies to …
NEXT MOVE FOR FED - No one knows when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its bond-buying stimulus program. That apparently includes the 12 voting members of its policymaking committee, as revealed by the release of the Fed's 30-31 July meeting minutes. A few officials seek to move soon, while the more cautious are inclined …
My Comments: I’ve been accused of being a socialist by those who have no idea, fundamentally, of the definition of socialism. If they heard it on Fox News, then it has to be so. I’ve argued in this blog and elsewhere that Obama’s efforts to reform the health care delivery system in this country was …
My Comments: This is a subject that is consuming the country and with good reason. Those in favor of a strike and those opposed have logic and emotion in their favor. Personally, I’m not persuaded that a limited strike, mostly symbolic, will have any lasting effect. On the other hand, like it or not, there …
My Comments: Unfortunately, while this is absolutely correct, virtually all of us measure our success or lack of it by results. How we got there is at that point irrelevant. I’ve been professionally involved in the investment process for almost 40 years, and have cautioned clients over and over again with that famous disclaimer about …
Continue reading Successful Investing Stems From Process, Not Goals
My Comments: Wouldn't it be nice if the world and our lives were able to move from one month or year to the next with no unnecessary drama. But it doesn't, perhaps because it can't. Why the issue of Syria caused the markets to leap about earlier this week was the focus of commentary by …
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