My Comments: I really want 45 to be successful. The health and welfare of my children and grandchildren depend on it. And I really don't want the never ending distraction now caused by, first, his apparent incompetence and secondly, by the constitutional crisis that will result if he fails. I find him intellectually lazy. Yes, …
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My Comments: OK, #5 may be a bit of a stretch for me. I’ve had a black thumb all my life; anything I plant dies immediately. There are now millions of us in retirement, or what for some of us is semi-retirement. And whether you believe it or not, the rules underlying economics and finance …
My Comments: Most of you know I’m no fan of Donald Trump. But I am a realist and my primary focus going forward is to figure out how to best help myself and my clients manage the fallout that is coming. While Reagan was recognized as a ‘great communicator’, Trump will be seen as a …
My Comments: A phrase I’m known to use from time to time is that ‘life is generally better with more money than it is with less money.” While this might seem obvious, there are many people whose efforts to have more money have fallen flat. Here’s a few ideas that might help you. Michelle Mabry, …
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My Comments: From age 10, I grew up in middle America with an educated father, a full time mother and a dog. It was assumed I would go to college, get a job, be self sufficient, and at the very least maintain the same standard of living as my parents. I achieved that goal but …
Continue reading The American Dream is Fading, and May Be Very Hard To Revive
My Comments: Don’t freak out yet! Yes, this is about economics and for some of you, it might as well be written in Russian or Greek. But it is relevant to your future standard of living. Try hard to at least get through the first paragraph. And let me know your thoughts. Mark J. Perry …
My Comments: There are a lot of good people working for the Social Security Administration. It’s just that some of them are not equipped to answer your questions. This leads to frustration and sometimes making the wrong choices. Here’s an article that might be helpful if you have questions of them and need the right …
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My Comments: It’s Monday, my day to talk about investments. Today, there will be two posts instead of one. I think we’re in a bubble, and those don’t end well. From the tulip mania bubble several hundred years ago in Holland to the DotCom bubble in 1999-2000, a lot of people lost a lot of …
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My Thoughts on This: Hysteria on Wall Street! The Crash is Coming! No, It’s NOT! It’s refreshing to see behind the news and find an insight that serves to explain what’s probably going on. These comments by Howard Gold are probably close to the truth. NOT FAKE NEWS! Published: Feb 1, 2017 by Howard Gold …
My Comments: Medicare, along with a Medicare supplemental policy, is, for many millions of Americans, a critical element in their lives. I know it is in mine and that of my wife. As longevity raises its sometimes ugly head, the ability to seek professional health care when the need arises, without having to worry about …
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