How I LOVE Thanksgiving
Maine, in the winter, is a scary place. It’s cold, dark and dreary…for months on end. Maybe that’s why I so love a flower and a butterfly. When they appear you know winter is behind you. No weatherman needed. After the gray of the long winter, the...
John is 61, Single, No Kids – Can He Retire?
So I get this email from John: I’ve been in my COJ nearly 20 years and I desperately want to take my pension and find part time work close to home and later in the day so I can sleep bc I have sleep disorder. my pension will only be about $1200 a month. If I take...
You’ll Never See This Again
Over 10% Returns on Bonds! Bonds returned 10.50% from 79-96 10 Oct 1997, Fri Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa)...
Paul Samuelson – A Joke of an Economist
So I’m reading an interesting article written in 1975 titled “Securites as a Hedge against Inflation: 1910-1969" by a business professor at the University fo Iowa named Robert M. Soldofsky. I can’t link to the article because it’s behind a paywall. More to...
Don’t Even Think About Retiring in THIS Market!
From an email I received today: I was seven months short of retiring at 68 and two months when I was laid low by Pancreatic cancer. Suffice it to say there have been major and minor surgeries plus I start Chemo followed by radiation therapy next week....
Everything You Need To Know About Reverse Mortgages
By: Ashley Camp / ashleyycamp@gmail.com As the cost of living increases, many retired folks may struggle to cover their costs of living, and since they no longer work and likely have a lower income, traditional loans may not be an option. You may have encountered...
The Best Investment Over the Last 150 Years Is…
Housing. Okay, I’ve spilled the beans. I guess we’re done here. Thanks for reading! 😀 Let’s dive into this shall we? So, I’m finishing up the rough draft for my soon-to-be-released next book “Relax & Retire - Debunking Inflation Fears” when I...
The Medical Bankruptcy Fraud
For the last 15 years we've been lead to believe that Medical Bankruptcies were so common you were only ONE SNEEZE away from declaring it yourself! Sadly, like a lot of "studies" today, it was all a fraud. (See the Eisenhower farewell address as to the reasons why...
Incoming! Capital Gain Taxes En Route!
My man Todd sent me the latest update from Vanguard for their “Preliminary estimated year-end distributions”. There were some big surprises I must say. What we see is a number of funds distributing well over 5% of their Net Asset Value...
Markets Are Down! You sure about that?
I posted this video yesterday where I was pondering the idea of just selling everything, paying taxes and reducing my debt. I won’t go into it here as to my thinking as I did that in the video, but suffice it to say I received many comments and emails questioning...