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The Continuing Saga of “This Old Truck”

I briefly wrote about my old truck in another article titled: “Post Hoc Ergo Propter Hoc”, but it deserves an additional mention because it sums up our relationship with material possessions. How can we store up treasures in Heaven when we are so preoccupied with acquiring worldly wealth? Ironically, we…

Investing

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The Continuing Saga of “This Old Truck”
The Continuing Saga of “This Old Truck”
Investing

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Dec 5, 2022

Goodbye, Dad. I’ll See You in a Little While

My father and I did not share as close a kinship as some families. At times, our relationship was contentious, distraught by a strong disagreement over trivial matters. My mother, as the intermediary, would always stand ready to intercede with words of encouragement. She would often tell me my father…

Relationship With Family

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Relationship With Family

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Nov 2, 2022

What Strategies Work in a Down Market?

Nobody likes bear markets. However, over the last few bear markets, starting from the 1987 stock market crash, there were successful strategies that consistently stand out as gold mines for individual investors. These strategies not only survived the past bear markets, but they also flourish in bull markets. …

Investing Tips

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Investing Tips

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Oct 13, 2022

Return on Life Goals

I just finished reading a book from a fellow financial planner, Shari Greco Reiches titled Maximize Your Return on Life, Invest Your Time and Money in What You Value Most. I highly recommend this book to anyone just starting the financial planning process. What I find most interesting is the…

Investing

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Investing

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Oct 13, 2022

How do Economic Theories Affect our Economy?

“Oh, what a tangled web we weave/when we first practice to deceive,” Sir Walter Scott Addressing all the economic theories would take us a month or longer. In an effort not to get too much “in the weeds”, let’s just look at the four major theories and how they have…

Economy

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Economy

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Oct 13, 2022

Retirement is just a Comma, not a Period

The financial service industry is so concerned with managing your money, they often forget that there are more steps in the process of financial planning and investment management — income preservation and decumulation. Many financial advisors only plan for the accumulation stage and overlook the important preservation stage and decumulation…

Investing

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Investing

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Aug 3, 2022

“Release the Kraken”

This slogan has gained popularity in the last few years, from a rallying cry about former President Donald Trump’s failed reelection bid to hockey fans in Seattle. The slogan was first made famous in the 2010 movie “Clash of the Titans”. Release the Kracken slogan has morphed into a rallying…

Investing

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“Release the Kraken”
“Release the Kraken”
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Aug 3, 2022

Wealth Accumulation versus Consumption Needs

The baby boomers are still retiring at record numbers, over 10,000 per day. If we have learned anything from these new retirees, it is that the outdated wealth accumulation model has failed. Nevertheless, the old model of saving some fictitious pot of gold for our later years is still being…

Investing Tips

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Investing Tips

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Jun 30, 2022

The Traveling Advisor at Crystal River Florida

Cookie and I took a few days off and traveled to a small community in western Florida along the gulf coast called Crystal River. We were looking for a quiet place to vacation away from the crowded beaches or theme parks commonly visited during the summer in Florida. We narrowed…

Travel

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Travel

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Jun 21, 2022

Just 10X It!

There is a new term floating around in our culture called 10X, referring to multiplying results ten times the normal amount. There is even a book called “The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure” published by Grant Cardone. Honestly, this term is amusing to me because it…

Investing

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Investing

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