Special Notice about Market Conditions.

Posted on February 28, 2007

I just wanted to provide you with a quick update after yesterday’s big drop in the stock markets and provide you with my ideas on how I plan to respond. First of all it was a big decline. Capital B. And it was broad, affecting just about every market in the world. Bonds were just about the only market segment that did well. Even gold,

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Long Term Care

Posted on December 20, 2006

Do We HAVE to discuss this? Long term care, perhaps in a nursing home, is something we all would rather not think about too much. But is that wise? With the average cost of nursing home care approaching $75,000 per year, and round-the-clock home care exceeding that, these costs represent a major risk to many of us. There are two classes of folks who don’t need

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Messages from the Bond Markets

Posted on July 23, 2006

Messages from the Bond Markets The fact that so many people expect interest rates to be on the rise is a contrarian’s delight. When it comes to investments, the biggest crowd is almost always wrong. The brave souls willing to buy their straw hats in winter normally get the best bargains. Listen to news reports, read articles by financial pundits and talk to people you know

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