My Comments: Has anyone told Glenn Beck about this yet? Not sure I want to hear his response. However, if you want to have gold as part of your portfolio, we have it available through a program called Managed Alternative Assets. Good stuff. September 23, 2013 • Evan Simonoff Anyone who tells you gold is …
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Locking Horns Over the Fiduciary Standard
My Comments: Readers of this blog have seen me talk about the “fiduciary standard” and what it means for clients, the general public and for those of us who provide financial advice. See my blog from earlier this month. This commentary appeared last Wednesday that suggests there is going to be a resolution soon. And, …
The Armageddon Caucus
My Thoughts About This: For me, the jar is almost always half full, and not half empty. But I think I’m getting over a slight case of the flu and my sleep patterns over the past few weeks have been anything but normal. So I’m perhaps more grumpy than normal. Sorry. Like it or not, …
America’s Last Frontier Shows the Need for Government
My Comments: Am unsure why this article cought my eye, and I decided to save it for later. Now that later is here, and frankly I’m sick of Syria, and all the other crap that TV and magazines, and the internet is bursting about. Yes, I have a slight touch of the flu so maybe …
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You Got a Better Idea?
My Comments: I’ve been accused of being a socialist by those who have no idea, fundamentally, of the definition of socialism. If they heard it on Fox News, then it has to be so. I’ve argued in this blog and elsewhere that Obama’s efforts to reform the health care delivery system in this country was …
J.P. Morgan Weekly Market Recap – July 9, 2013
My original idea was to post these every week or so. Many people like to make their own investment decisions and this recap is a great way to gain insight into what is going on globally. This weekly broadcast from J. P. Morgan will give you some insights as to what is going on right …
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Retirement Challenges Loom Larger for Women
My Comments: Women comprise a large percentage of my clients. Some of that is because I’ve been doing this for a long time and many of the husbands have died already. It makes we wonder sometime how my wife will manage financially without me but I think I’ve set enough in motion that she’ll be …
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Biggest Retirement Threat? It’s Not Running Out Of Money
My Comments: This is certainly a different slant on things. As a financial planner and advisor these many years, running out of money has been the major threat for those of us thinking about retiring or who are already retired. How do we make sure we’re not broke before we die? Just what I need; …
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Why Medicare Won’t Cover You Overseas
My Comments: It's been a few years since my wife and I last travelled out of the country. During this time, she and I both became eligible for Medicare benefits. And given my health history over these past few years, without Medicare we would have been financially stressed. We still have expectations of visiting family …
Sea Levels in Europe Could Rise up to 1m by 2100, Say Scientists
My Comments: As a resident of Florida, I’m pleased that I chose to live in Gainesville, which is significantly higher above sea level than say, most of the suburbes in the Jacksonville area. And as a planner, I recognize I’ll be long gone in 2100 but probably not members of my family, some of whom …
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