My Comments: I started my career in financial services 40 years ago selling health insurance policies. I’ve long since lost track of the number of individuals, families and businesses I’ve worked with to give them proper coverage. My alarming memory over the years, until recently, was the dramatic rise in premiums from year to year. …
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The Rise of Liberal Intolerance in America
My Comments: I’ve been a Florida registered Democrat since I first registered to vote back in 1962. Back then you had to be registered as a Democrat if you wanted to participate in the primary elections. Republicans only showed up on the November ballot. Democrats lay claim to a higher level of tolerance for those …
New Social Security Claiming Rules
My Comments: Social Security has become a fundamental element in the lives of virtually every American on the planet. Those of us old enough to have started taking monthly payments could only gasp if they were taken away. I guess there are some who wouldn't give a damn. But still... The rules just enacted limit …
Investing In Our Families
My Comments: When I saw this, I was surprised. When you have family wealth of many billions, you don’t expect to see a nuanced economic commentary. It’s refreshing to see someone clearly at the very top of the economic pile, writing in recognition of those near the bottom. Of course, it helps that if those …
Edwin Hubble’s Birthday
I'm not sure how many more I will have, but their celebration as a recurring milestone in life is a good thing. Among my daily pleasures is checking a website with an image of cosmic interest. An image like this one, for example. Virtually every speck of light, including the swirls and blue, smudgy spots, …
Investors Avoiding Both Stocks And Bonds
My Thoughts: Many of us are concerned about our investments. We don’t want our money under the mattress; we don’t want it all in money markets; we know bonds are going to get hammered when the Fed decides to start raising interest rates; and we know that over the past three months, the stock market …
9 Charts Showing Big Global Slowdown Is On Its Way
My Comments: There are two messages here. The first is a global recession is most likely about to happen. The second is the published report has 49 pages with dozens of charts. If looking at charts makes you happy, you will be thrilled. Will Martin Nov. 14, 2015 The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development …
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A Reverse Mortgage To Protect Your Retirement Income
My Comments: Confused? Skeptical? A normal response. But as someone with 40 years of experience as a financial planner, a reverse mortgage can be a significant tool to promote financial freedom as we live out our retirement years. Nov 11, 2015, by Robert Powell Advisers have long looked down on reverse mortgages: Only the most …
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Fifth Generation Warfare: Follow the Food!
My Thoughts About This: For several years I followed the writings of Thomas P. M. Barnett. About 3 years ago, he suddenly closed his blog. He posted thousands of ideas and articles about global economics and security issues, most of which made sense. I never forgot one of them where he predicted that by 2045, …
A Fantasy World?
My Comments: My cousin vowed to stop shouting about the state of political dialog these days; he asked me to do the same, and to some extent, I've tried. There are dynamics at work right now that overwhelm the electorate and the media as we stumble toward the next presidential election in 12 months. But …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 