My Comments: It’s hard to believe the PPACA has been around for so long. And in spite of the new Congress making lots of noises about making it go away, it’s not going to go away. Will it change? Most definitely. Are changes necessary? Most definitely. But the overall intent to bring millions of Americans …
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Student Debt Poised To Crimp U.S. Economy
My Comments: I received my undergraduate degree in 1963, which was a long time ago. I had a part time job and my parents covered the rest. Selfishly, I never even thought about any sacrifice they might have been making. It was never an issue. Since then, I’ve spent most of my adult life in …
The Joy of Being Older…
My Comments: It’s a cold, gray day here in Gainesville, Florida. The rest of the country, except perhaps the West coast, is suffering too but at least we have no snow. Maybe I can add a little levity to what has so far been a frantic week. BTW that's me on January 1, 1942. 1. …
How Old Was That Shoeshine Boy Again?
My Comments: As we start the new year, and review the annual statements that will soon arrive, most of us are painfully aware that managed portfolios didn’t do very well in 2014. As an advisor, I keep asking myself how I justify charging my clients a fee when the results are consistently poor. More than …
House Price Rises Give Birth to Generational Inequality
My Comments: I’ve spoken before about how uncomfortable I get with the increasing divide between the haves and the have nots. That it is real is evidenced by a TV show that features this very idea. What I had not thought about before this was another disturbance in the force between generations. In my generation, …
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Healthy Customers Equal Good Business
My Comments: Here we are at the beginning of 2015 and virtually all of us want to experience good news as opposed to bad news. I suspect we will have some of both as the next twelve months appear. Among the good news I’d like to experience is a recognition by the new Congress that …
Happy New Year! A Grand Illusion?
I apologize for being philosophical and rambling on, but I am prone to do that as my years accumulate and future years become less certain. Today is January 1, 2015. It’s important for us to recognize this day, the first day of the calendar year. It is significant in human terms, celebrated across the civilized …
A Terrific Message…
Those of you who know me well know I am not very spiritually inclined. However, I am inclinded toward elegant ideas, artfully expressed. This message comes from a speaker at Abiline Christian University. I enjoyed it. You might also.
The Next Great Market Meltdown
My Comments: My hope for the future about this is that I will be wrong. But I’m also aware that hope is not a very effective investment strategy. So, apart from my hope that you and yours have a spectacular 2015, it’s tempered by my expectations of reality. This writer is well known to those …
There’s an App for That!
Several days ago I was trying to figure out the length of my step when I walk so I could determine how far I went on my morning walk. I figured if I counted my steps and multiplied by the number of inches, I could come up with a pretty good approximation. The simplest way …
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