My Comments: Guggenheim Partners has recently been sending periodic macro insights about investments and opportunities for investors. Good stuff, so if investments interest you, I encourage you to grasp as much of it as you can. Global CIO Commentary by Scott Minerd of Guggenheim Partners - July 03, 2014 As U.S. economic growth gathers pace, …
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What is an ILIT? Why Doctors and Business Owners Should Consider Having One
My Comments: A disclaimer here: I’m not an attorney. But Ike Devji is and I’ve followed him for some time and his writings are relevant and make sense. I’ve recently been involved in some discussions with physicians and business owners about life insurance. Their questions and criticisms almost universally reflect an ignorance about the topic …
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Buckle Up! The New Bear Market Has Begun!
My Comments: The writer has a powerful message to send. He was right about this back in 2008 but that doesn't mean he's right this time. I have clients and prospective clients asking when the next downturn is going to begin. And yet there are many articles that suggest it’s still a long way off. …
Moscow’s Moves and Your Investments
My Comments: Geopolotical events almost always influence the world of investments. Today, global economic health, or lack of it, dictates to some extent how we invest our money, where we invest our money, and what we can expect going forward. All of us saw recently how the ISIS jihadists in Iraq caused the price of …
Powered by the U.S., Global Assets Forecast to Hit $100 Trillion
My Comments: So, just how much is $100 Trillion? Can you say "A lot!"? What’s equally mind boggling to me is that in 1967 ( or maybe it was 1966?) I built a house for myself and my wife. In those days I acted as my own general contractor. Back then, I could also dig …
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US Cable Barons And Their Power Over Us
My Comments: Professionally, I live in the world of finance and investments. Regulation is pervasive, most likely increasing, since there is a pervasive threat of abuse by the big players. I think it would help all of us to have a level playing field, including individuals, corporate America, and society as a whole. I cannot …
World Weather Gone Haywire: Effect On… and the Economy
My Comments: No, we are not doomed. But it’s worth paying attention to from time to time. If you are looking for solace, you won’t find it here. My cousin in England just wrote to tell me their weather is noxious and unpleasant. Have you thought about the price of vegetables and fruit in the …
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Ten Brands That Will Disappear in 2014
My Comments: From time to time we see predictions about all sorts of things. But as time passes, they fade into oblivion and rarely do we consider whether any of those predictions came to pass. We give great credence to those who make those predictions since they usually appear in print, or on television, and …
Removing Saddam Hussein Did Not Cause This Crisis
My Comments: The price of oil is increasing. The news is full of both the World Cup and Iraq. How will any of this affect our investments? And, of course, as always, it depends. At first glance one might dismiss the author as expressing a self-serving platitude. On second glance, you remember he rose to …
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The Cost of Medical Care – Where Do you Live in the US?
These cities are all over the map—and so are their medical prices My Comments: A lot of my posts lately have been about healthcare. I guess that’s because as I get older, I find myself paying more and more attention to my personal health circumstances. It doesn’t help that my clients are also older and …
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Helping Define Your Financial Future 