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Rocking The Estate Plan
My Comments: While the title of the article is a little obscure, the message is clear: most people do not have a plan to deal with their assets when they pass away. As I mentioned recently about Long Term Care insurance, there is a strong denial force at work here. At the very least, get …
J.P. Morgan Weekly Market Recap – October 22, 2012
I try to post these every week. Some you like to time the market and this report from J.P.Morgan is perhaps the best summary to help your decision making:
Do No Harm…But Lots of Paperwork
My Comments: Followers of this blog know that I have an interest in the Affordable Health Care Act and how it should impact the health care delivery system in this country in the following years. I predict that in ten years you will not recognize ObamaCare as it morphs into a new system that more …
The Truth About Socialism in America
My Comments: Yeah, I know. It's Thursday and the day I post something about economics. There have been a lot of 'thursdays' lately. For those of you who look to me to give you good investment advice, or are looking for someone to give you better advice than you are getting now, a lot of …
A Glimpse Into the Future
My Comment: As a reader of this blog, you’ve come across ideas from Tom Barnett that I recycle from time to time. If you do nothing else today, I encourage you to read some of his thoughts that I re-post here. Fascinating stuff! Regardless of our political leanings, all of us are a little scared …
Republicans Are Losing the US Culture Wars
My Comments: This article comes from the Financial Times. This is a UK publication that probably can be described as more left of center than right. Not only do they have good ideas, it's often helpful to get the perspective from people who do not live and breathe in this country. While it's normal to …
8 Social Security Myths Exposed
My Comments: My wife and I are proud recipients of a Social Security check every month. If that makes us "socialists" and you have a problem with that, I couldn’t care less. Demographics are going to cause adjustments in the payout to recipients, the level of contributions from working citizens, and when you can start, …
We Need Your Help!
My Comments: If you follow my writings, you know that I spend time and energy on an idea to help parents of high school age children find free money for their college education. Free money in this sense is money that schools are willing to spend to encourage an applicant they want, to enroll in …
Thought for the Week:
"Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the "gotta have it" scale." Zig Ziglar So I asked my clients, "which would you prefer; a plan that has a 70% chance of success or one that has a 90% chance of success?" We had been discussing how to …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 