My Comments: In the early 90’s, when then First Lady Hillary Clinton championed what I think they called health care reform, I found myself on board with this idea as I was paying a ton of money for a high deductible health insurance plan for my wife and I. I was self-employed, which means no …
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My Comments: Yes indeed, let's get rid of ObamaCare and maybe all these guys will love us. Isn’t it time for reality to trump stupidity and for somebody on the right politically to wake up and do something useful for a change? By Allison Bell | September 24, 2013 A big proportion of health insurance …
My Comments: Has anyone told Glenn Beck about this yet? Not sure I want to hear his response. However, if you want to have gold as part of your portfolio, we have it available through a program called Managed Alternative Assets. Good stuff. September 23, 2013 • Evan Simonoff Anyone who tells you gold is …
My Comments: And you thought I was being negative last week?!? Well, not a lot right now to encourage a positive outlook on things. Yes, my clients are making money, thank you. And yes, my case of the flu has receded, the daily deluge has stopped (maybe), and the mornings are cooler. WOW! But the …
Continue reading There is no one left to enforce the global rules
My Comments: Notice the date on these comments from Mr. Rachman. They were real then and they are more real today. Perhaps the specifics of Syria are now in the rear view mirror but the perception they leave is mixed. On one hand it can be said “we are NOT at war” and on the …
Continue reading Obama and the Crumbling of a Liberal Fantasy Hero
My Comments: Am unsure why this article cought my eye, and I decided to save it for later. Now that later is here, and frankly I’m sick of Syria, and all the other crap that TV and magazines, and the internet is bursting about. Yes, I have a slight touch of the flu so maybe …
Continue reading America’s Last Frontier Shows the Need for Government
NEXT MOVE FOR FED - No one knows when the Federal Reserve will begin tapering its bond-buying stimulus program. That apparently includes the 12 voting members of its policymaking committee, as revealed by the release of the Fed's 30-31 July meeting minutes. A few officials seek to move soon, while the more cautious are inclined …
My Comments: Unfortunately, while this is absolutely correct, virtually all of us measure our success or lack of it by results. How we got there is at that point irrelevant. I’ve been professionally involved in the investment process for almost 40 years, and have cautioned clients over and over again with that famous disclaimer about …
Continue reading Successful Investing Stems From Process, Not Goals
My Comments: It's beyond my ability to comprehend why the Republicans in Congress are still trying to defund the PPACA. It seems at this point they simply don't like Obama because he has a funny name, or is the wrong color, or because he reached a level in politics they can only dream about. That …
My Comments: Is it my imagination or are more and more folks finally accepting the fact that the earth is warming up? Why it makes any sense to deny the obvious is beyond me. Now, whether we can do anything realistic to stop or even slow it down is an unknown. But as I've mentioned …
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