My Comments: My observations and memories of economic and financial forces over the past five decades has led me to fundamentally distrust the moves made by those who profess to Make America Great Again. My instincts told me they were pushing us in the opposite direction, ie Make America Irrelevant. It started with us withdrawing …
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My Comments: My efforts to coach people to start thinking seriously about their future retirement is complicated. For every positive associated with retirement there are just as many negatives. This is one of them. Unless you plan to die before you reach retirement, you should find time to get your ducks lined up well in …
Continue reading Retirees Will Spend a Third of Their Social Security on This One Big Expense
My Comments: Do you want to re-invent the present so it more closely resembles the past that you know and understand and were happy with? Good luck with that. The present and the future is the only thing we can influence. Whether it’s over millennia or the next decade, the sooner you come to terms …
Continue reading The clear message in the United States’ shifting demographics
My Comments: We’re now almost three weeks past the midterm results. And the markets have been mostly negative. Now the discussion is about how far it will drop, and when, before the inevitable bottom and return to reality. My frustration is that I’ve been expecting a severe drop now for over 3 years; it makes …
My Comments: In addition to death and taxes, a third ‘truth’ is demographics. A reason for our current political troubles is that the historic white Christian majority believes it is under attack. And it is. And many in that historically white majority want to live in the past. I’ve long learned we cannot live in …
Continue reading The Clear Message in the United States’ Shifting Demographics
My Comments: If you are not yet retired, which means different things to different people, chances are you’ll be eligible for Social Security benefits. Before your magic day of retirement arrives, you need to have a solid understanding of how the Social Security System works and what you can expect to receive. And also know …
Continue reading 7 Things Everyone Gets Wrong About Social Security
My Comments: The lack of financial literacy for most people is an existential risk when thinking about money and the role it plays in peoples everyday lives. And it becomes even greater when the idea of retirement surfaces and what has to be put in place long before that day arrives. Here’s a start… by …
My Comments: "Who me? Nah, I’m good. I’m not going to become goofy or worry about someone helping me take my meds every morning. Or help me prepare my meals. Or help me in the shower…" (BTW, this image is of my mother who suffered from Alzheimers for 10 years after my father died.) by …
Continue reading If you’re in your 50s, you need to plan for long-term care right now
My Comments: If you’re still a working stiff, the idea of eventual retirement crosses your mind from time to time. In years past, we thought of live as having two phases: childhood and adulthood. In childhood we are dependent on others and in adulthood we are dependent on ourselves. Adults worked until they died or …
My Comments: I’ve written before about income inequality and the effect it will have on society if we do not find a solution. The ever long crisis in the Middle East arises from vast segments of the population having very little compared to a small ruling class who have a lot. Using religion as a …
Continue reading Life is going to turn very nasty if we can’t solve the growth puzzle
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