My Comments: My habit is to post a blog every Monday about investments and retirement planning. My intent is to help educate you about the forces out there that will influence how your money will grow in the years to come. Among the writers I’ve come to revere over the years has been Nick Murray. …
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The US Economy May Surprise Us All
My Comments: Yes, the last few years have been very frustrating for those of us concerned about jobs, earning a living, having confidence that life will return to normal. The stock market has done OK, but you don't have to listen to politicians to notice all the empty buildings around town. To those who will …
Obama, the Real Driller-in-Chief
Ha! I bet you didn’t know this when you heard Mr. Romney recently say he was going to solve our energy dependence problems. I didn’t either. He said we just had to drill more wells, which would solve not only our energy dependence, but add jobs as well. Uuhh, OK! By Javier Blas, Commodities Editor …
Parents Struggling To Cover College Costs, Survey Says
My Comments: I have a solution to this problem. But try as I will, very few parents of high school age children have expressed a willingness to talk with me about it. As a financial planner, I’ve very aware of the financial pressure that comes from wanting your children to go to college and earn …
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Hey, CEO! You Hate Fiscal Stimulus. So Tell Me: What Would You Do Instead?
My Comments: On the one hand, I hear candidates on the right say how opposed they are to fiscal stimulus, and on the other hand, I hear them say we need to reinvigorate the military and spend more money there. From an economic perspective, that’s just another form of stimulus. Personally, I’d rather have the …
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IRS Exams: What They Mean for Taxpayers
My Comments: Right now is a relatively quiet time for those individuals and firms who make a living doing tax returns. Everyone I know, and I know many of them, have a lump in their throat when they think about January and the coming year. That's when the rubber hits the road and most, if …
J.P. Morgan Weekly Market Recap – August 27, 2012
For those of you who pay attention and want to time the market, here’s this weeks best summary:
Listening to Complainers Is Bad for Your Brain
My Comments: Complain? Who, me? You must have me confused with someone else! By Minda Zetlin | Aug 20, 2012 Do you hate it when people complain? It turns out there's a good reason: Listening to too much complaining is bad for your brain in multiple ways, according to Trevor Blake, a serial entrepreneur and …
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What Are “Medicare Costs”?
My Comments: I ran across this today and it dovetails nicely with my thoughts about old people getting older and the efforts of the GOP to befuddle us about Medicare. Unless and until we are ready as a society to put old people or the indigent out to pasture, and in Gainesville, that means taking …
Top 10 Biggest College Savings Plans
The 10 biggest 529 plans for the fourth quarter of 2011 are ranked by asset size My Comments: A 529 Plan is an IRS approved idea that allows you to set aside after-tax money in a special account where it will hopefully grow. Then, when you withdraw the money to pay for college education approved …
Helping Define Your Financial Future 