With our friend Zigg still on his island and his friends intent on staying for a while, we decided to shift gears and discuss our favorite question of the week. This week’s question derives its origin from several conversations we have had…
Given the headlines and the market movement of late, we have been complimented frequently on our calm demeanor, to which we thank everyone, but wanted to highlight our secret. In an effort to attempt to always keep things simple, we have found…
Over the next 48 hours, a twelve-hour run today, and an eight hour run tomorrow, I will have the opportunity to visit, in person, with over 40 publicly traded managers (CEO and CFO’s) from across the country. A wonderful by-product…
As the end of the year approaches many 401k providers will replace, adjust, and redo various investment options of their company plans. Please keep us in the loop, as occasionally these changes are dramatic (auto directed transfers) or offer something new we…
As the end of 2011 draws near, another year winds down. From the IRS’s standpoint, if you are an Executor or Trustee of an Estate or Financial entity, it can be their last time to visit if you complete your duties by…
As we posted last week’s positives we felt the crowd beginning to take up residence on our Zig side, while the Zaggers were losing their footing. In the time it takes to snap your fingers, crowds once again left our side and took residence on…
With the death of Kal Zeff, a multifamily Denver, Colorado, real estate magnet, the story of his heirs beginning to liquidate his properties may seem sad at first, but we think it is worth a closer look, as there are many…
On this Happy Halloween day, hopefully you caught our funny parity title, which this time, was NOT a typo, we wanted to share with you another example of Diversification’s importance. Today a Broker Dealer Firm, mostly involved with commodity trading and…
In the 1999 (hard to believe it was that long ago) Kevin Costner movie “For the Love of the Game” Billy Chapel leans forward and utters the words “Clear the Mechanism” forcing himself to tune out the noise, distractions, and focusing…
For the first time since 2009, much to the happiness of Social Security recipients, a 3.6% raise beginning in January of 2012 will go into effect. Not to look a gift horse in the mouth, but to stay grounded, here are…
