‘We get signals that the system is under enormous stress’ - Mohamed El-Erian A leading global economist and investor believes world leaders, and global capitalism, have reached a fork in the road between equality and chaos. Mohamed El-Erian is a name known to me for many years. When he speaks, I listen. I recommend you …
Tag: Retirement planning
Medicare Knowledge
My Comments: The Kiplinger article from which this comes is titled “Ten Things You Must Know About Medicare.” With confusion being spread in D.C. these days, and with so many of us counting on Medicare to help us with medical issues as we live out our lives, I found this to be great information and …
Is The S&P 500 Overvalued?
My Comments: Are you willing to bet your financial future that this time it’s different? 27 days after this was written and it’s only gotten worse. By Aaron Hankin | April 18, 2017 Given rising geopolitical tension in the Middle East and North Korea, and rising skepticism about Trump administration policy, you could be excused …
A Revocable Living Trust?
My Comments: For the record, I am NOT an attorney. However, questions always surface about trusts. What are they exactly, how do they work, what kinds are there, which ones are appropriate for me, etc. These words from Jim Probasco go a long way toward a better understanding about the most common form of trust …
America’s Wealth Inequality Is Getting Worse
My Comments: Readers of this blog know I’ve railed against the growing income inequality in this country for a long time. Income inequality is inherent in the human condition. Since recorded time began, it’s clear there were “haves” and “have-nots”. In recent times, the disparity really started to diminish following the great depression in the …
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Social Security Myths
My Comments: Social Security benefits are almost universally critical to retired Americans. The transition from working for money to having money work for you is complicated and perilous. Know as much as you can before you commit. Tom Anderson – April 25, 2017 You probably know less about Social Security than you think. More than …
Flashing Red Ratio
My Comments: Will stock prices plummet? Maybe… The Ratio That Predicted The 2001 And 2008 Stock Market Crashes Is Again Flashing Red by Atle Willems, May 4, 2017 The co-movement of the stock market and the money supply to saving ratio has been obvious especially in recent decades. But the two have now dislocated with …
Michael Flynn Explained
My Comments: I want 45 to be successful. It’s not in my best interest as a citizen of these United States to have a duly elected official fail. But the odds of that happening are increasingly likely. By Gloria Borger, CNN Chief Political Analyst \ Wed May 3, 2017 It's been 11 weeks since Gen. …
Retirement Paths to Follow
My Comments: Which of the six paths described by Nancy Schlossberg in the following article will you follow? Personally, my thoughts are that whichever one seems right for you, it’s helpful to remember the three phases of retirement that I describe. These are the Go-Go years, the Slow-Go years and the No-Go years. Assuming you …
The Keys to American Growth
My Comments: Demographics is an economic force to understand. Without people, growth and prosperity will diminish. Neither children nor the elderly can be counted on to work the fields and build houses. That leaves people in the middle and unless we grow them at home, we have to import them from somewhere else. That means …
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