My Comments: The blogosphere and financial press is increasingly filled with questions and presumed answers about the amount of time since the last market correction. The focus of each writers attention is to suggest doom is imminent or doom is not imminent. Personally, I have no idea when the next crash will happen, just that …
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Here’s All The Free Stuff You Can Get With Obamacare
My Comments: Damn. I knew this was too good to be true. This had to have been written earlier this year but it showed up just a few days ago. Must have come from the same people who wrote the code for HealthCare.gov. And yes, I know none of this is "free" but still. The …
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These 3 Charts Show The Amazing Power Of Compound Interest
My Comments: Math was not and remains not one of my strengths. But I understand this part. If you are younger than I am and have an opportunity to put some money to work, you need to push the envelope and make it happen. Whether you do or not, the price you pay for stuff …
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25 Things You Should Do Before You Die
My Comments: This appeared in a financial planning magazine and really doesn’t need any comments from me. I’d only mess it up. Well, wait a minute. Years and years agao, before computers, social media and instant messaging, I read that every man should achieve three goals. They were to build a house, father a child …
Inflation Vs. Deflation
My Comments: Yes, It's Monday but please, don’t be turned off by the topic. I know economics is often a complicated and boring exercise, but what follows is not only compelling, but written so that most anyone will understand it. This is quite different from what you hear on television and from political pundits that …
World Weather Gone Haywire – Effects On… CRB Index and The Economy
My Comments: No, we are not doomed. But I can’t recall this much rain every day, some of it at night, when there wasn’t a hurricane. I’m sure it happened, but I don’t remember. Does it have an effect on the economy? Experts agree last winters’ storms had an effect. So it’s worth paying attention …
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US Economy: Misaligned Policies to Blame, Not Structural Flaws
My Comments: More than once a week, I have conversations with a client, or prospect or someone I run into, who are gloomy to the point of absurd. There is a pervasive expectation that life will be miserable going forward. I suppose it’s a natural phenomenon, but I don’t share it. That it will be …
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The Outlook for Yields
My Comments: Guggenheim Partners has recently been sending periodic macro insights about investments and opportunities for investors. Good stuff, so if investments interest you, I encourage you to grasp as much of it as you can. Global CIO Commentary by Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Partners - July 03, 2014 As U.S. economic growth gathers pace, …
Short Selling Drops to Lowest Level Since Lehman
My Comments: Last Tuesday, I referenced an article with a compelling reason to think the current stock market move upward would soon go the other way. The author asserted the collapse was already under way. Here is an equally compelling article that suggests it’s not going to collapse, instead is going to continue going up. …
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What is an ILIT? Why Doctors and Business Owners Should Consider Having One
My Comments: A disclaimer here: I’m not an attorney. But Ike Devji is and I’ve followed him for some time and his writings are relevant and make sense. I’ve recently been involved in some discussions with physicians and business owners about life insurance. Their questions and criticisms almost universally reflect an ignorance about the topic …
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Helping Define Your Financial Future 