The Case for Alternative Investments – Part VI

When I started this series, I began with some definitions to help the reader understand some of the jargon inherent to the discussion. One word I forgot to define is “correlation”. In financial terms, it refers to the extent to which the value of different asset classes (bonds, stocks, gold, etc.) move in relation to …

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How and When to Buy Life Insurance

Most of us want to own a little life insurance. Some of us need to own a lot. We know that sooner or later will come a day of reckoning, and hopefully, there will be people to mourn us and carry on. None if this is easy to talk about. As someone licensed to sell …

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The Case for Alternative Investments – Part VI

When I started this series, I began with some definitions to help the reader understand some of the jargon inherent to the discussion. One word I forgot to define is “correlation”. In financial terms, it refers to the extent to which the value of different asset classes (bonds, stocks, gold, etc.) move in relation to …

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What’s Happening Today?

From time to time I get word from one of the money management programs we use that I think will give you some guidance if you are intent on managing your own money. Here's what arrived today... "After trading sideways for a majority of June, the markets rallied beginning in the last week of the …

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