Tuesday, January 22, 2019
I was in “Basic accounting 101.” The professor wrote “RULES” on the blackboard (an ancient visual communication device). Rule #1 – debits on the left, credits on the right. Rule #2 – Assets minus liabilities = net worth. While the blackboard may be obsolete, the rules still apply today. A recent Zerohedge article includes a […]
There’s a new bill that just passed the house that may detrimentally affect your nest egg. See what noted retirement expert Dennis Miller has to say about how you can protect yourself from the government’s abuse. When Congress names a department and/or passes an “act,” it generally does the opposite of what it’s named. How […]
For the third time since 2010 social security recipients will not receive a Cost of Living Adjustment. The working class is cutting personal spending and businesses worldwide are doing the same. The Wall Street Journal reports: “More than a year after oil prices began their descent to under $50 a barrel from over $100, the number of […]
Remember going with your parents to the bank to open up your own savings account, in your own name? It was neat! What were you trying to accomplish? Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a great tool for understanding investing. The base of all human needs is survival. Each and every day we need food and water […]
As a young lad, my off school summer months were spent on my grandparent’s dairy farm. The education I received about life each summer was probably more valuable than sitting in a classroom. Television had not been invented, and there were no neighbor kids to play with. My grandparents were my entertainers and educators 24/7. […]
The fairest tax of them all is the lottery. It is voluntary, it is not levied; you are not forced to buy a ticket. It is an adult choice. Recently the Powerball lottery changed the game by adding ten numbers. The odds of winning rose from one chance in 175,223,510 to one in 292,201,338. Let’s put […]
If you live in Illinois you may already know this, but if not you should. The state of affairs in the Land of Lincoln has reached a truly bad place; with budget deficits running amok, Dennis Miller gives an example of what can happen to your state if the government grows out of control. A recent […]
Noted retirement investing expert Dennis Miller looks at how market volatility is giving investors fits and provides sage advice on how to stay in the game but still sleep soundly at night. Earlier this summer I cautioned readers to tighten up their stop-losses as the market was flying high and due for a correction. The correction came […]
Notable retirement expert Dennis Miller joins us to help focus on what to do with our time on this earth… sort of like the “bucket list” concept. While many in the retirement age set are clearly focused on accumulating and making enough money to last through retirement, Dennis reminds us just why we work so […]
Dealing with the underfunding of Social Security is no longer just the can kicked down the road by our elected officials it’s now just completely ignored, other than the worn out phrase “don’t touch Social Security” while there’s no offering of solutions to the problem. Social Security Disability is already inching to the red and […]
