Bear Market Got You Down?
By: Denise P. Let's face it, some people are more comfortable emotionally than others when it comes to the market fluctuating like the wave motion in a category 5 hurricane. Yes, everyone knows intellectually that markets go up and down, it is the nature of the...
The #1 IRA Mistake
I posted this video from a question I received about money managers. Now, as is typical, I went off on a tangent that for the ill-informed may seem irrelevant to the question at hand. Oh No, no, no, my friends, nothing could be further from the...
Great News On Retirement That No One Is Talking About
Check this Out: (We'll be talking about this chart and many other things Social Security related on the live stream today at noon eastern. Here's the link for the "Big" channel if you will. And here's the link for the back up...
Paul Volcker Did Not Solve INFLATION!!!
(Preaching and politics coming up....so make sure you unsubscribe now!) I don't know why it bothers me so when people look to Volcker as a modern-day hero for ridding us of inflation in 1982 But it does tick me off, especially given that the inflation numbers...
Economists Refuse To See The Real Cause of Inflation
(I am about to offend someone... unsubscribe right now! Before you get offended! Just click the bottom of this email for the link to do this. Do it now!) I had to chuckle a bit when I read Brian Wesbury's latest bit on the Fed where he wrote: "The...
Did The Market Decline Ruin Your Retirement Plan?
I am hearing about people delaying retirement due to the bear market. "My probability of success has fallen!" They'll say. Now while that's actually true, I think what they're missing is how Monte Carlo scenarios that the vast majority of financial...
Coffee Shortages Coming, Load Up NOW!
From 1975 to 1977 the price of coffee more than doubled. High coffee prices were attributed to a freeze in Brazil in 1975 which decreased crop yields. "Coffee prices can't go much higher because people won't buy it," said a grocer... You wanna bet? "Several store...
Retire in Calhoun, GA!
(Nice lady sent this to me. She is NOT the Marketing Director for the local Chamber of Commerce! 🙂 Here is the drive-through video I did about Calhoun too.) Great place to live. Very conservative and voting is easy to do here…..and I’ve never waited in line more...
Why Am I Still Working?
I plan on retiring next December so this past weekend I sat down to look over my numbers. I was shocked at what I found out. I currently bring home $890/wk after all deductions and taxes which is $46280/yr. Once I retire, I am thinking I’ll need about...
How Donnie & Karen Saved $17,575.32 in Annual Health Insurance Costs
Hi Josh, Donnie and Karen from California. Watched yesterday’s live stream with Jae Oh and had to once AGAIN rave about ACA which was the game changer that enabled me to quit my COJ at age 58 (Donnie is 61) and retire early. You and Jae Oh are so right, it’s sooo...