By Jason I. Henderson, Ph.D. What would you buy if you had unlimited amounts of money? Almost an absurd question is it not? But think about it a minute – would you buy the world’s supply of diamonds? All the houses? How about all the car manufacturers? Or what about all the oil in […]
The Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen and President Obama are meeting today in an emergency meeting. If that is not alarming enough, that meeting is also including Vice President Biden. There is an important article you should read which covers the following: The Federal Reserve Board of Governors just held an “expedited special meeting” on […]
by Jason I. Henderson, Ph.D. I’ve been having some fun asking people questions. These questions help me understand people in general, but also allow me the potential opportunity to do what I love to do – help others achieve their goals in creative and caring ways. Here is the first question: “Do you think we’re […]
“We the people” is often used when we talk about liberty and justice for all. It is not a phrase used very often when we talk about things that are not so noble, such as spending. When we talk about spending, we use “the government” as if somehow we can separate and/or distance ourselves from […]
The news is here, premiums for the lowest health plan will have premium increases on average of about 10 percent or more with many in the upper teens and some in the 20 and even 30 percent range. The average deductible for these plans will increase to $5,653.00 per year. That means that with […]
For decades, the rallying cry of the financial advice industry has been for clients to buy inexpensive term life insurance rather than more expensive whole life insurance and invest the premium savings on their own. The only problem is most clients never execute the second part of the equation, leaving many of them uninsured in […]
My title is a bit bold, but math will prove me right. No, I am not going to use multi-dimensional calculus or other forms of advanced math. The “complicated” math I am going to use is simply done using a compounding or future value calculator that can be found several places on the web or even in the app […]
Are you angry? It seems to me that those who are not angry are blissfully ignorant of what is really going on. I have had readers of this blog complain that my illumination of the truth tends to shatter their “reality.” I am interested in helping people grow and protect their wealth. One of the […]
I have been suggesting to every one of my clients, everyone who attends my speeches, and everyone who reads my blog or receives my newsletter for almost two and a half years, that a stock market crash is imminent. For two and a half years I have been wrong. I haven’t gotten in trouble with […]
There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Particularly when it comes to getting a few hours of Ben Bernanke’s time. The former chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve charges from $200,000 to $400,000 for speaking engagements at private equity firms, hedge funds, banks, and trade associations around the world. However, “Helicopter Ben” (also known […]
