My Comments: Social Security is well named. It provides financial security and because it is so pervasive, it carries a social legitimacy that is hard to argue against. Looking after the elderly has been a social mandate among humans forever. And given that women tend to outlive men, the social needs of women after a …
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My Comments: Part of me wants to believe the Laws of Physics (and economics) have been reversed, that gravity no longer means ‘what goes up must come down’. The other half says gravity is still here. Wednesday afternoon, right after the election, I got a raucous tweet from someone making fun of my having said …
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My Comments: 30 years ago, my vision of retirement was as vague as what you see if you stand outside on a clear dark night and look upward. A vast empty space with millions of tiny points of light, far away and mysterious. Today, not so much. I tried it a few years ago and …
My Comments: The Prophet of Doom is not yet vanquished but… hopefully soon. Marian L. Tupy | Wednesday, October 26, 2016 It is perhaps an understatement to say that we live in an era of great pessimism. This pessimism, while not distributed evenly across the world, appears to be felt most acutely in many Western …
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My Comments: Yes, this is only in China. But I grew up when coal was virtually 100% (in England). While China is newly industrialized compared to our status in the world, this headline has huge implications. Also, keep in mind as a Florida voter, to vote NO on Amendment 1. This was promoted by the …
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My Comments: For me, the glass is always half full. I try to live today and worry only about the future. I am easily irritated by those who live in the past, or try to re-litigate the arguments of history. It’s a waste of time for me as the years count down. You can argue …
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My Comments: This comes from, of all places, the National Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco Prevention (nlcatp.org). It was written by their chief editor whose name I cannot find. As someone who professes to know the basics about retirement planning, having a good understanding about paying for medical care as your life plays out …
My Comments: The actual title that caused me to read this article follows my comments. Since man began gathering in tribes, society was to some extent defined by the jobs it’s members performed and how that justified their existence in their tribe. It’s just a lot more sophisticated these days. Jobs change over time; no …
My Comments: Clients ask me what is likely to happen to their investments if Donald achieves the White House. Frankly, I have no idea. You might as well ask me what I’m having for lunch next Monday; I have no idea. But his candidacy and his expressed values will influence how he might think and …
My Comments: When do you plan to die? If you can’t answer that question, and instead assume you will live a long and productive life, then chances are you’ll want to delay the start of your monthly social security checks. There are, however, valid reasons beyond an early trip to the grave to justify taking …
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