My Comments: There’s an old adage that “you get what you pay for...” But it doesn’t mean you should look for the most expensive under the assumption that a higher cost will mean a better advisor. Some professionals charge more simply because they can. After all, if you only want to work 50 hours a …
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My Comments: The title of this article implies it was directed toward me, someone who works in financial services and who has clients who depend on the skills and experience I've gained over these past many years. Those of us who profess to be professionals and assume a fiduciary role with respect to our clients, …
My Comments: It’s OK to be afraid. It’s not OK to let your emotions determine everything about your life. Especially your investments which are mostly about accumulating money for the future. But it’s very hard to keep emotions out of the picture and be objective. Which is why many folks hire people like me to …
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Bruce Kasanoff | Entrepreneur. Writer. Speaker. Co-author of Smart Customers, Stupid Companies. Every person matters. Every time you encounter another person, think: help this person. It's not altruistic. Nothing else can so quickly supercharge your career and improve the quality of your life. When you walk into Starbucks for a coffee, think help this person …
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My Comments: I’ve been a supporter of the Affordable Care Act from the beginning. I saw it as a necessary evil to force the various stakeholders in this country come to terms with the unsustainable growth in the cost of health care. Couple that with less desirable medical outcomes such as longevity, and I felt …
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My Comments: The world of real estate is something I don't fully understand. The part I do understand is that home buyers play a large role in an economic recovery following a crash like the one we've been through recently. Here is a commentary that suggests the reasons for home prices going up rapidly these …
We do in ours, and they can be noisy from time to time. Here's a crow story you might enjoy. About 200 dead crows were found near Topeka, KS. and there was concern that the crows may have died from Avian Flu. A bird pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and he confirmed …
My Comments: I was born in Great Britain, with bombs falling within a few miles of the house where my mother lived. My father was across the English Channel, with the British Army, with the as yet to happen escape via Dunkirk. From time to time, my mother and her two sisters retreated to a …
My Comments: Women comprise a large percentage of my clients. Some of that is because I’ve been doing this for a long time and many of the husbands have died already. It makes we wonder sometime how my wife will manage financially without me but I think I’ve set enough in motion that she’ll be …
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The original plan was to post these every week. Some of you like to make your own decisions; giving up control is hard to do. This weekly recap will give you some insights as to what is going on right now. Enjoy...
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