My Comments: My recent episode with the flu and lack of sleep is now behind me. I hope. So I’m back to ranting about stuff that, in my ‘gilded’ years, resonates with me. Having been driven most of my life to improve my lot and that of my family, I find it disturbing for the …
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Obama and the Crumbling of a Liberal Fantasy Hero
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 …
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Is PPACA a Medicare Clone?
My Comments: I’d like to be able to say this will be my final word on the issue of Obama and the PPACA. But that’s probably not realistic. I’ve been covered by Medicare now for almost 7 years. I also own a Medicare supplement plan and a Prescription Drug plan. Together, they are not cheap. …
Locking Horns Over the Fiduciary Standard
My Comments: Readers of this blog have seen me talk about the “fiduciary standard” and what it means for clients, the general public and for those of us who provide financial advice. See my blog from earlier this month. This commentary appeared last Wednesday that suggests there is going to be a resolution soon. And, …
The Armageddon Caucus
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, …
America’s Last Frontier Shows the Need for Government
My Comments: Am unsure why this article cought my eye, and I decided to save it for later. Now that later is here, and frankly I’m sick of Syria, and all the other crap that TV and magazines, and the internet is bursting about. Yes, I have a slight touch of the flu so maybe …
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Premium Increases Under Obamacare May Be Overstated
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. …
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Retirement Advisors Labor to Rebuild Trust
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 …
Bits and Pieces – September 6, 2013
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 …
You Got a Better Idea?
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 …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 