My Comments: Life insurance is a financial tool used to solve certain financial problems and offset the risk presented when someone dies and economic pain is the result. That’s a cold way to talk about the death of a loved one, but from an objective point of view, that’s how it must be seen. Because …
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My Comments: I know, I know, I sound like a broken record. Last Friday I spoke to a gathering of about 100 retired people. And fear of the markets was shared by almost all. For many, uncertainty itself causes fear, but when added to the doubts about how to avoid the inevitable, it becomes palpable. …
My Comments: Until I found this, I had never heard of hedgewise.com. I make absolutely no assertion that they know what they are talking about. My personal solution for you is quite different from what you read below, but this part of life is almost always a guessing game. Oct. 30, 2014 http://www.hedgewise.com/ Summary • …
Continue reading 5 Reasons Why You Should Be Afraid Of A Bear Market
My Comments: I had no idea what or who is/was Banquo. Nor why ‘grain’ has any relevance. But I like to share the thoughts of this writer from time to time as his insights are often right on the mark. Remember what I said last week about the possibility of rising interest rates in the …
My Comments: Here’s another cautionary tale to put somewhere in a mental box to look at when you start thinking again about your financial reserves. That another crash will happen is almost certain. What is not certain is when it will happen, so all you can do is decide whether you want help to figure …
My Comments: OK, this has nothing to do with investments or estate planning or taxes or what I usually talk about. It has to do with computers. My computer has sat on my desk now for about 5 years and it works great. But the software is getting a little long in the tooth. Not …
Continue reading The Need for Speed — Is There a Limit to Moore’s Law?
My Comments: This post is about investments and what may happen to your money going forward. My gut told me the downturn in the markets over the last three weeks suggested it was the start of the market correction that all of us expect. You only have to glance at this chart of the S&P500 …
My Comments: I can’t tell you how many times over the past 40 years that a client has talked with me suggesting something is wrong with his investments. It usually comes after a long run up in the markets and he or she thinks his portfolio is lagging. And almost every time we’ve made a …
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My Comments: This comes from a colleague in San Diego. He owns an agency whose focus is seniors and the insurance they need to achieve financial freedom. From time to time he sends out his ‘Thoughts For The Week” which are worth repeating. This is one of them. By Gene Pastula of Westland Financial - …
My Comments: No, this has nothing to do with the price of hospitals that are looking for buyers. This has to do with the sometimes dramatic discrepancy from one hospital to the next for what you are charged for the same medical procedure. This comes from Seattle which is obviously a long way from Gainesville. …
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