My Comments: Dr. Doom here once again! Fundamentally, I’m an optimist, except when the shadows of doom are clearly in the wings. If your money is exposed to the markets, I encourage you to read this. If you can, look carefully at the chart and note the changes in key metrics for our economy between …
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Social Security Fundamentals
My Comments: Forget for a minute that without changes from Congress, Social Security as we know it today will collapse. We’re probably 15 years away from that happening which means no one now in Congress gives a damn. In the meantime, many of you are starting to explore when and how to sign up for …
Make This Obstruction Thing Go Away
My Comments: Coming to terms with the chaos in Washington, DC is not easy. Especially if you are inclined to favor Democrat Party values and themes. The insights expressed here may help Democrats and Republicans alike. I simply know many of us on the left are not happy. By Dahlia Lithwick / June 22, 2017 …
Retirement Roulette
My Comments: I’ve been known to place a bet now and then. But Las Vegas, for me, is nothing more than a place to visit from time to time. But it takes all kinds, and if you are one who enjoys the uncertainty of your financial future, here’s an article for you to consider. Thanks …
Nursing Homes, LTC And College Planning Are Toast, So Is Retirement
My Comments: I graduated from high school some 58 years ago this month. So… Time for a visit and see who is still alive. And also meet up with my college roommate whom I haven’t seen for 54 years. A busy few days. He's the one in the middle staring at the camera. So I …
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“…the Nature of Capitalism”
My Comments: There are changes afoot, and 45 and his cronies seem to have few clues. Or, more likely, they don't give a damn. The disparity between those at the top of the economic food chain and the rest of us not at the top, is called ‘income inequality’. The different approach taken by the …
A Look Back at Michael Flynn
My Comments: With recent testimony from James Comey, the narrative we’ve been glued to for the past many months takes a new turn. Please understand that once elected, I wanted 45 to succeed. I’m not happy with all the talk of impeachment. It’s not in my best interest as a citizen of these United States …
Social Security Changes Coming
My Comments: We all know Social Security is here to stay, right? Well, maybe not. What was started in 1935 has undergone a few revisions, the last significant one in 1983. That was because it was going broke fast, and the baby boomers and their impending retirement were on the horizon. Well, it’s time for …
Investing Defensively
My Comments: I posted recently that we had better revise our investment expectations downward if we are planning to use our retirement savings to sustain our standard of living for the next twenty years or so. I attributed the likelihood of lower growth and investment return numbers on demographics and a rising interest rate environment. …
CBO: Conservative Bulls**t Obliterator
My Comments: I am relatively powerless as one of some 325M people living in these United States of America. But I have a voice and at least a few people read my blog posts. I’m disturbed by 45’s apparent glee in ceding global economic and moral leadership to China and Germany and other nations. I’ve …
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