My Comments: A very serious question, and one that requires some thinking about. We’ve talked about this before, but if you’ve not yet signed up, here are five questions you can ask yourself to get a better answer. Chuck Saletta – May 19, 2017 Your lifetime Social Security retirement benefit is expected to be about …
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A Look Back at Michael Flynn
My Comments: With recent testimony from James Comey, the narrative we’ve been glued to for the past many months takes a new turn. Please understand that once elected, I wanted 45 to succeed. I’m not happy with all the talk of impeachment. It’s not in my best interest as a citizen of these United States …
Growth Is Not Dead, But It Is Dying
My Comments: My post on May 26th last about Demographics and Money suggested reasons why economic growth in long established nations will be nothing to brag about going forward. Despite the current Administration suggesting a return to not just 3% annual growth for the US economy, but wait for it, 4% annual growth, it’s just …
Social Security Changes Coming
My Comments: We all know Social Security is here to stay, right? Well, maybe not. What was started in 1935 has undergone a few revisions, the last significant one in 1983. That was because it was going broke fast, and the baby boomers and their impending retirement were on the horizon. Well, it’s time for …
Investing Defensively
My Comments: I posted recently that we had better revise our investment expectations downward if we are planning to use our retirement savings to sustain our standard of living for the next twenty years or so. I attributed the likelihood of lower growth and investment return numbers on demographics and a rising interest rate environment. …
CBO: Conservative Bulls**t Obliterator
My Comments: I am relatively powerless as one of some 325M people living in these United States of America. But I have a voice and at least a few people read my blog posts. I’m disturbed by 45’s apparent glee in ceding global economic and moral leadership to China and Germany and other nations. I’ve …
Ethanol In Our Gas?
My Comments: Do you ever notices those little signs on the gas pumps? The small notices that tell us 10% is actually not gasoline? Do you ever wonder why they are there? Me neither. Clean air, global warming, political deal making, the Paris Climate Agreement - who knew this stuff was so complicated? William O'Keefe …
Maximize Your Medicare
My Comments: The ideological fight now gripping much of the country includes healthcare and whether it’s a privilege or a right. It is moving rapidly into the arena of a ‘right’ as opposed to a ‘privilege’. Some of this is driven by demographics; the number of people qualifying for Medicare is growing daily. Some of …
Long-Term Care Options
My Comments: Dr. Gloom here again. I suppose there is value in denial. At least I hope so. However, aging gracefully is not easy. When getting up in the morning is a struggle and you can’t remember if you’ve brushed your teeth, there may be a looming bump in the road. Couple that with both …
Re-Negotiate NAFTA?
My Comments: The North American Free Trade Agreement was passed by Congress on 11/30/1994. It was approved by 34 Republicans and 27 Democrats. It’s purpose was to increase trade across North America without creating a single currency among the three countries involved. 22 years later, industries specific to each country have evolved to reflect strengths …
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