My Comments: Radicals are usually thought of as being on the left end of the political spectrum. You know, people like Castro in Cuba or Chavez in Venezuela. The term 'radical' almost never comes to mind when looking at the right end. Except maybe the Taliban or now ISIS wreaking havoc in the middle east. …
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A Looming Time Bomb May Soon Hit The US Economy
My Comments: I’m getting sick and tired of all the potential bad news that keeps appearing. The only remedy I have is to somehow anticipate what might happen and position myself and my clients to benefit instead of getting hammered into oblivion. 50 years ago, before IRAs and401(k)s were invented, the primary mechanism to provide …
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There are two Donald Trumps and two very different market outcomes
My Comments: These could be described as exciting times. Personally, I’d prefer a little less excitement. Patti Domm talks about comments made by a Bob Doll. Many years ago I met Bob when he was a senior player with a well known mutual fund company. He impressed me then and does today. You don’t reach …
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Why the Stock Market Is Stacked Against Donald Trump
My Comments: I don’t think of myself as a woe and gloom person. I really want stocks and bonds to perform well and make money for my clients. That’s the ideal outcome for them and for me. But as you’ve heard me say before, we do not live in a perfect world. And right now …
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Can Stocks, Bonds, Metals, Currencies All Be Wrong About Trump? Yes
My Comments: Perhaps it’s just time to go along for the ride and hope for the best. But I’ve never thought “hope” was an effective investment strategy. If the chance of a Lloyd’s of London type event was not so high, I’d be much happier. By James Mackintosh | Nov. 28, 2016 Markets may not …
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A Better Economy Under Trump Seems Unlikely
My Comments: I want our economy to improve. It needs to improve. There are problems that are an existential threat to the continued welfare and wellbeing of my children and grandchildren. Some of these threats result from the natural evolution of societies across the planet, things like demographics, the improving longevity of our species, and …
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Don’t Make These 5 Social Security Mistakes
My Comments: My time these days is consumed by holding Social Security Benefits workshops and the resulting strategy sessions held with those who attend these workshops. I’m busier than I’ve been in a long time. What follows are the 5 points made by the author in the referenced article. Some you may already know about, …
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Emerging Markets Are In Jeopardy
My Comments: Why, you might ask, is this relevant? Here is my answer: If you are retired, or making plans to retire, it could greatly influence the amount of money you have to spend and live on during the next decade. And with Trump promising to cede economic leadership to China by killing the TransPacific …
It’s the Economic Inequality, Stupid! The Gaping Wound That Led to Trump’s Win
My Comments: I’ve been talking for several years about income inequality and how it must be reversed if our children and grandchildren are going to avoid rioting in the streets and economic chaos. Recently we’ve seen Occupy Wall Street and Black Lives Matter and now Trump protesters rioting in the streets. The waiting has ended; …
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The World Is Getting Better and Nobody Knows It
My Comments: For me, the glass is always half full. I try to live today and worry only about the future. I am easily ticked off by those who try to live in the past, or try to re-litigate the arguments of history. It’s a waste of time in a world, that for me, is …
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