My Comments: We long ago decided as a society that letting huge swaths of our population, the elderly, suffer and die early was not in our best interest. This premise has been part of the fabric of every society for millions of years. In the 1930’s it was decided that it was not enough to …
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The US Is Going Through a Profound Demographic Shift That Will Affect Everyone
My Comments: Our economy is dying. And it has nothing to do with Republicans or Democrats. It has to do with demographics. A solution is to encourage immigration, a source of new people to add to the labor force, buy homes, buy cars, buy groceries, buy insurance policies, and everything else normal people do. Yes, …
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RIP The Affordable Care Act. Maybe.
My friend Bill Goodman wrote this and posted it to his Facebook page. My thoughts about what he wrote follow his comments. Approximately 50 percent of the students in Alachua County come from households that qualify them for free or reduced lunch services. Most of these students’ parents are employed and work one or more …
Investment Strategies for Your Retirement Accounts
My Comments: A phrase I’m known to use from time to time is that ‘life is generally better with more money than it is with less money.” While this might seem obvious, there are many people whose efforts to have more money have fallen flat. Here’s a few ideas that might help you. Michelle Mabry, …
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We used to have six more letters in the English alphabet
My Comments: WHAT THE ETH? By Hannah Poindexter Along quaint New England streets, you’ll probably spot a sign or two declaring itself “Ye Olde Tavern” or “Ye Old Soda Shoppe.” But before you adopt a British accent and order a pint of ale inside, there’s a bit of history you should know. Phrases like ye …
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Stock Manager of $37 Billion Doesn’t Believe the Earnings Hype
My Comments: Monday, post #2. First, you don’t get to manage $37B unless you know what the hell you are doing. Two, the higher we go, the harder will be the fall. Put a lot of your money in cash and keep it there until the dust settles. by Jonas Cho Walsgard / February 19, …
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6 Reasons to Work Past Retirement Age
My Comments: You may not need a reason to keep working. But more and more of us are choosing to remain employed. Modern medicine has conspired to keep us healthy, and boredom is an ugly threat. If you have great ways to spend your time and enough money to avoid running out if you live …
Why China Doesn’t Need The U.S. For Trade
My Comments: China First! Are you OK with China leading the world through the 21st Century? While I have issues with the politics of Steve Forbes, I have no issues with the credibility of Forbes Magazine, who published this article by Winter Nie. Now that Trump has ceded global economic leadership to China, it’s important …
Coming Soon: The Worst Investing Returns In 30 Years
My Comments: I found this several months ago and found it again this morning. It’s still very relevant. As someone who attempts to help people make the transition from working for money, to retirement when the goal is money working for you, a big challenge is dealing with expectations. Many advisors have spent the last …
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The Lessons To Be Learned From Old Maps
My Comments: I was drawn to this article by the title: The History of Britain in 11 Wacky Maps. (I see only 8 maps…?) As an anglophile, with 70 plus years of experience with maps of England, I was intrigued. I’ll not try to replicate all the text and the images in this post. Instead …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 