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 …
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Demographics and Money
My Comments: If you are in pretty good health today, chances are you’re going to live into your 90’s. Which begs the next question: “How are you going to pay for food, shelter, medical care, etc.”? This is a global conundrum, brought about by medical advances and a reluctance on the part of people like …
Social Security Rules
My Comments: For millions of us, Social Security is critical for keeping our heads above water. If you are just now entering the transition to retirement, what you read here is basic information you need to be aware of. Wendy Connick / May 12, 2017 Calculating your Social Security benefits can get...complicated. It's not just …
Asset Allocation Strategies That Work
My Comments: It’s not easy to make your money grow. And to make sure once it’s grown, it doesn’t disappear. A long time truth involves a principal called asset allocation. It means spreading your money across different styles and kinds of assets. Some will always work better than others, not just when going up, but …
Equality or Chaos?
‘We get signals that the system is under enormous stress’ - Mohamed El-Erian A leading global economist and investor believes world leaders, and global capitalism, have reached a fork in the road between equality and chaos. Mohamed El-Erian is a name known to me for many years. When he speaks, I listen. I recommend you …
Medicare Knowledge
My Comments: The Kiplinger article from which this comes is titled “Ten Things You Must Know About Medicare.” With confusion being spread in D.C. these days, and with so many of us counting on Medicare to help us with medical issues as we live out our lives, I found this to be great information and …
Is The S&P 500 Overvalued?
My Comments: Are you willing to bet your financial future that this time it’s different? 27 days after this was written and it’s only gotten worse. By Aaron Hankin | April 18, 2017 Given rising geopolitical tension in the Middle East and North Korea, and rising skepticism about Trump administration policy, you could be excused …
A Revocable Living Trust?
My Comments: For the record, I am NOT an attorney. However, questions always surface about trusts. What are they exactly, how do they work, what kinds are there, which ones are appropriate for me, etc. These words from Jim Probasco go a long way toward a better understanding about the most common form of trust …
Social Security Myths
My Comments: Social Security benefits are almost universally critical to retired Americans. The transition from working for money to having money work for you is complicated and perilous. Know as much as you can before you commit. Tom Anderson – April 25, 2017 You probably know less about Social Security than you think. More than …
The Keys to American Growth
My Comments: Demographics is an economic force to understand. Without people, growth and prosperity will diminish. Neither children nor the elderly can be counted on to work the fields and build houses. That leaves people in the middle and unless we grow them at home, we have to import them from somewhere else. That means …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 