My Thoughts: Like a broken clock that is right twice a day, my talking about the coming market crash will be seen as truth. Some, including me, think the downturn has already started. Something will trigger a free fall, and then it'll start going back up. There are strategies that will help you survive and …
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Is it 1929, 1987 or Something Else?
My Comments: Those of us with money we plan to use in retirement have to pay attention to what is happening to the stock and bond market. If nothing else it helps us decide if we want to manage it ourselves or get someone to help us. I think we’re due for a correction. I’ve …
How to Fix Our Interstates
My Comments: As a resident of Gainesville, Florida since 1959, I remember when I-75 appeared locally. Bud Johnson and I would explore the countryside on our bikes on weekends. Among my memories are a bridge under construction near Warren’s Cave and I-75 was simply a cleared trail through the woods. Another day we found ourselves …
Quantum Experiment Shows How “Time” Doesn’t Exist As We Think It Does
My Thoughts: I spent a little 'time' this morning with my grandchildren. Delighted that they live here and that my 'time' on the planet hasn't ended. It did for a friend of mine this past weekend. 24 hour days have been the norm here since the beginning of 'time', or have they? Spending a lot …
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US-Iran Treaty Can Send Oil to $40
My Comments: I’ve already said that I much prefer a negotiated deal between adversaries than continued threats to bomb the crap out of them. In todays economic and political environment, that option poses too many risks that I’m unprepared to accept. Here’s some economic thoughts about what might happen, now the deal is in place. …
Wrong On Iran
My Comments: I’m unsure about the title of this article; is the author talking to us, to the Israelis or both. Personally, I’m all for the deal that was signed on Monday. I’m persuaded the choices are either an agreement based on mutual distrust, made by skilled negotiators, or war. And I’m sick and tired …
Who Now Pays for Healthcare?
My Comments: A fundamental shift being triggered by the PPACA (Obamacare) is the level of income earned by medical specialists and medical generalists. In order to make it more attractive for a medical student to focus on primary care, the idea was to compensate specialists less and instead redirect those funds toward those focused on …
Europe’s Dream is Dying in Greece
My Comments: Society evolves, just like animals and plants. But it takes time, and we are conditioned to want it NOW, not over the next millenia. If there is enough collective will, the European Union (EU) will survive by evolving to accomodate Greek society. The players themselves are going to have to find the right …
A Basic Social Security Quiz…
My Comments: Many are railing against capitalism these days and others against socialism. If you’re adamantly opposed to socialism, I trust you’ve refused to cash your social security checks. Yes, you paid into the system, but the bulk of the money you get comes not from what you put in, but from what our children …
Exposing The Dark Side of Personal Finance
My Comments: A recent report that airlines may be colluding on price is but one example of corporate excess that pervades our system. It’s not yet systemic, but given the opportunity, corporate America will take steps to advance its own cause at our expense. After 40 years as a financial planner, I’m sensitive to questionable …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 