Look closely. That may be your congressman in the scuba mask. I’m going on vacation soon. 5 nights in Grand Cayman. After 2 feet of snow in the last week and temps hovering around 4 degrees, I need it. Scheduling My wife and I are retired, so scheduling is easier now. When we were both […]
The saying is what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. You don’t hear it much these days. I’ll let wiktionary explain. There you go. Impress your friends with that one! My Mistake Too much time on the news this morning. I did read an interesting article about why long-haul trucks can last
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Choosing our own investments can be daunting. We read that financial expert Suze Orman says we need $7 million in order to retire. Let’s assume we make $100,000 per year and put aside the recommended 15% for retirement savings. We want to protect this money so we put it in a savings account that yields
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That’s an easy one, right? I got my mortgage from Fred’s bank downtown. They hold my mortgage. I know. I filled out my paperwork there and that’s where I send my payment (we’ll get back to this is a sec). And to a large degree, most of us don’t really care. We probably did a
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I’m on a news diet. I have a flipboard feed that I look at a few times a day and I’m sticking to stories on new technology or classic cars. Did you know a 1967 Corvette just sold for over $3 million??? That’s news. That’s nice! You can read the details at hotcars if you’d
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This morning, I read 2 very informative articles on clark.com. For those who haven’t followed closely, Clark Howard is my favorite cheapskate. I was first introduced to Clark on my favorite podcast. He talked about a few ways to save money. The one I remember most was his advice to use a shaving razor blade
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Today we’ll be picking on me. Most of the time, I’m smart (or lazy) enough to pick a diverse basket of companies and mutual funds in which to invest and then I go about my business. But sometimes, I feel the need to outsmart the market. Perhaps I can make a killing by reading the
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Bonds are typically considered a safe asset. Today we’ll talk about the risks and look at some actual examples to demonstrate how, as an investor, we could lose money investing in a bond. What is a Bond? Simply put, a bond is a loan to a corporation or government entity. The bond buyer (us) provides
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Monday morning I spent some time at my local Apple store. My visit reminded me what a great company Apple is. And before we dive in, I like to differentiate great companies from great investments. To me, there is a difference. I think of a great company as a company that provides an oustanding product,
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Towards the end of each year, I do an annual portfolio review. I’ve written about this here and here. This year I had some help. Grok helped me plan a vacation and helped me come up with a tax minimization strategy using Roth conversions so I thought I’d have him check out my portfolio. Privacy
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