My Comments: I’m increasingly asked about signing up for Medicare at 65 or not. This happens as more and more of us are still working at age 65 and expect to keep working for several years to come. This article by Matthew Frankel will give you the background necessary to help your decision. by Matthew …
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My Comments: First of all, Happy Labor Day to everyone. I trust you are able to take some time off to spend with family or do something fun to celebrate the end of summer. I’m working very hard these days to complete a project that I call Successful Retirement Secrets (SRS). My plan is to …
My Comments: Are you a middle-class American? I used to be and may still be, but those like me are a dying breed. The economic devastation now engulfing a huge portion of Texas is going to reverbrate across the nation. Apart from the humanitarian crisis, it will add to the unseen crisis affecting middle class …
My Comments: I wasn’t here in 1929 but I was here in 2000. If there is such a thing as handwriting on the wall, you should be able to see it. We’d had a great run up and the year 2000 was just around the corner. Everyone was worried that our computers would crash because …
Continue reading U.S. Stock Valuations haven’t been this Extreme since 1929 and 2000
My Comments: I wasn’t here in 1929 but I was here in 2000. If there is such a thing as handwriting on the wall, you should be able to see it. We’d had a great run up and the year 2000 was just around the corner. Everyone was worried that our computers would crash because …
Continue reading U.S. stock valuations haven’t been this extreme since 1929 and 2000
Friday = Random Thoughts Some of my Facebook friends may not realize I too want Donald Trump to be successful as President. Yes, I disagree with many of his positions on issues, but that alone isn’t enough for me to oppose him at every turn. For many years I played golf regularly with a group …
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My Comments: Value is in the eye of the beholder. When we need something, and it may be financial advice, pork chops or a car to drive, we typically spend money. If it's financial advice, it's sometime difficult to measure it's benefits, so be prepared to pay for it. As a self-styled expert on retirement …
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Tuesday = Social Security comments Concern about the continued viability of our Social Security system if very justified and real. The solutions to the problem are reltively simple and if started soon, will be absorbed by the economy with relative ease. But Capitol Hill is the wildcard here. The crisis is far from dramatic. Yet. …
Monday = Investing Money: I’d like to think that my posts help someone, anyone? Professionally I’ve lived in the financial world for over 40 years and it pains me to say I haven’t a clue what’s going to happen next. What’s telling is that others, far more competent than I, don’t have a clue either. …
My Comments: Remember the context. Racial tension has been a hallmark of our society since the beginning. Think pilgrims vs indigenous peoples in the 1620’s. Think black vs white in the 1860’s. Right now the tension is elevated, and coupled with Trump’s inability or unwillingness to quash the tension, overreaction is going to surface. Reaction, …
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