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A Tail of Two Trips
Planning for retirement, or for the time when we would like to be less dependent on income from employment.
Read MoreBehavioral Financial Bias
Behavioral financial biases are a fascinating and complex topic that can have a significant impact on our financial decision-making. These biases are essentially psychological tendencies that influence the way we perceive and evaluate...
Read MoreTeach Your Children (or Grandchildren) Well
According to Jordan Rosenfeld’s April 2022 article Financial Literacy Around the World: Top 10 Countries and the U.S., published in Yahoo Finance, the United States does not rank in the top ten. One of the richest countries...
Read MoreThe "New" New Year
I am officially dubbing the end of summer, so late August/early September, the "New" New Year. Now that summer is wrapped up and the kids are back to school, the weather will get a little cooler and the days get shorter. It is the time...
Read MoreCommunication & Expectations
For the last few years, I have been somewhat hindered by stiffness and soreness in the big toe joint of my right foot. I thought it was gout, a condition I had heard could not be cured but rather managed and tolerated. I am somewhat...
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If anyone has taken a look at a project around the house or talked to a contractor regarding work requiring lumber they know just how much the price of lumber has appreciated over the last year. Increased input costs are making most...
Read MoreGood Riddance... But, Wait
I, like most people am anxious and excited to be officially saying good bye to 2020. 2020 was a year filled with challenges, disappointment, uncertainty, anger, fear… you name it. I think we all are looking forward to being able...
Read MoreC.R.E.A.M.
C.R.E.A.M. During the most recent market volatility and the possibility of economic recession that the world hasn’t seen in decades I couldn’t help but harken back to the prophetic voices of the hip-hop group formed in the...
Read MoreNew Year, New You?
The New Year is upon us. I love the New Year! Almost to the point of annoyance to my spouse, friends, co-workers. It is as good a time as any to set new goals and think about what it is you aspire to change. Sure, you can do this at...
Read MoreStay In Your Lane, Bro
Stay In Your Lane, Bro. I have been known to become impatient when I drive, especially when I am running late. There’s only so much one can do when he is driving in town on streets where speed limits are low and there are fewer...
Read MoreAre You Financially Fit?
Are You Financially Fit? Are you financially fit? Financial fitness is similar to physical fitness in so far as we generally have an idea as to what it takes to attain but it can be easy to say and difficult to do. We know that in...
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