Since the introduction of leveraged ETF’s we have been a very strong critics of the use of such instruments, now the SEC is opening an opinion period, which we intend on voicing our concerns. Recall, ETF’s are mostly baskets of investments, mimicking…
With the Greece situation coming to some type of resolution sooner rather than later, and the resulting fear of the unknown for the EU, it is likely we may have a swoosh in global capital markets. You may be asking…
For those of you who did not notice, we left out the “Financial” part of our headline this week as it was a short work week, and we wanted to broaden our thinking a bit, but positives still abound. Our first positive…
In a continuation of our original Sudden Economic Illness post, (worth a read if you missed it) we thought an update on the economic numbers were timely. Not Up to Expectations: Last Friday the capital markets did not take kindly…
We have found http://www.missingmoney.com to be one of the best websites to find forgotten and unclaimed funds. Within a few seconds, you should be able to check for your own, and other family member’s unclaimed accounts across the country. Usually there are not…
Sometimes it is amazing how fast time transpires these days. It is hard to believe some of these events happened just this week, which is why we point out these positive events. So here we go, zigging positively while others zag…
On Wednesday of this week I had the opportunity to attend an event in which Rudy Giuliani was the guest speaker at lunch. After a very interesting political discussion, in which Giuliani highlighted issues related to our health care expenses…
On Saturday of the latest weekend my kids helped me with a great idea of explaining the economic events as of late. For those of you who do not know, I have a daughter Sophia, who will turn 7 shortly, and…
It seems lately, each week we have had at least one major event that is an extreme positive. This week’s top spot was a major winner struck from a bathtub. Warren Buffet Instills Confidence with his checkbook: In a similar sweet…
We have commented various times on the importance of taking a few moments to review your annual social security statement, most recently in our in our Q 1 2011 Newsletter which can be found on our Newsletter page. One of…
