Caddyshack. So many great lines. Is it strange that a 62 year old man is still quoting lines from a movie that was in theaters 46 years ago? Perhaps. And what makes me think about this historic wager almost 5 decades later? Betting This bet was funny and outrageous in 1980. We all laughed at […]
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I keep my news time to a minimum. I’ve found that many of the stories that get us worked up today become forgotten tomorrow. And with the polarization of the media, it’s hard to tell if we’re getting the straight scoop. Just take a look at a site like Allsides. It’s fascinating how different the
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Earlier this month, my wife and I took a trip to Grand Cayman. It was chilly and windy, which was unusual. A bit if a bummer, but there was no snow, so it beat New England by a long shot. I fly infrequently now. Usually 1 trip to a warm climate during the winter, but
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This morning I was browsing some old posts and wanted to follow-up on things I’d said to see how they were holding up. Bitcoin Back in November of 2025 – 3 long months ago – I wrote I Own Some Bitcoin, But That Doesn’t Mean I Have To Like It. Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin especially, seem
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Most of us have a 401k, an IRA or a brokerage account. If we do, we probably have had to select mutual funds (I’ll use the term mutual fund to cover both funds and ETFs as they’re similar). Today we’ll talk about some of the things we need to look at before making that choice.
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Congress is on recess. Don’t believe me, ask CNBC. DHS is unfunded. DHS includes TSA and the coast guard. Coast Guard The coast guard does some important stuff. and this was on Feb 15, so they’re doing it for free. Here’s a bit about the coast guard. Grok told me that. TSA Shoes off, check
In the post on Asset Allocation and in about 50 other posts, I advocate for having a fixed income position. Sounds good, right? But what does that mean and how do we go about it? And how much is too much? Good questions. Today we’ll talk about what exactly fixed income is, why we need
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OK, not exactly, but it is coming up on February 26. To refresh our memories, back 1 year or so ago, I wrote a post about my optimism about the S&P 500. As I thought about this, I decided that I needed to back up my statement by putting some of my own money to
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In Tax Strategies For Seniors (and everyone else) – Chapter 1, we introduced the US Government graduated tax system and talked about some tax savings strategies. While the US (and state and local governments) need to collect taxes to provide services, none of us enjoy writing that tax check. We need to pay our fair
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Thanks to Tony for suggesting this topic. It’s February and it’s cold so there’s not much else to do but sit at home, watch the snow and worry about how much of our retirement savings – or earnings – Uncle Sam is going to take from us. Taxes I’ve written about our growing national debt
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