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Financial advice is an interesting profession to be in as telling someone to do something that is not predictable is hard. It could be the wrong advice for someone and still be right! It is all about going deeper than a questionnaire on risk tolerance. If someone is highly risk averse gets a sudden drop and is over whelmed they will sell a good investment that is only good if held for a long period. It only shows how important the discovery process is and professionally unco

Did You Know? 23% of Americans over 50 are delaying retirement due to financial concerns up from 14% in 2024… 44% are worried about inflation and 34% concerned with recession risk and a stock market decline. The average retirement age in the US is age 62. No coincidence that this is the year Social Security benefits can be claimed. Full retirement age is 67 and those who wait until 70 get an additional 24% boost in their monthly checks. Longevity is the key to breakeven point

White House Press Secretary statement this morning made me just laugh and turn the financial news to something more realistic. The word tariff has never had so much world exposure. It has been an irritant for anyone trying to forecast anything from companies, investors, and consumers. On again off again, on again off again. It’s nuts! It has even coined a phrase TACO (Trump Always Chickens Out) that markets participants now don’t believe Trump will follow through on his initi

The markets have given investors much to cheer about over the last 2 years recording 20% plus gains for the first time since the late...

I am going to share a secret that I know about investing that Wall Street hates me sharing! It is a strategy that makes you money but...

Being old does have some advantages in the fact that the best way to learn something is by seeing it a few times and having to work...

History tells us great stories if we are willing to listen. "Those who cannot learn from history are bound to repeat it." Winston...

Art Cashin is one of my favorite Wall Street personalities. He has been on the floor at the NYSE for over 50 years and has seen as close...

I have been a fan of dividends for 30 years and they are especially valuable in times of difficulty for the markets and economy. Going...

This is a time unlike any other in human history! Think about the intensity of what we have just endured. The insanity of fear for our...

The Fed is trying to thread the needle by raising interest rates to fight inflation and is failing miserably! The edges are beginning to...

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