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All Pensions Will Have Difficulty Keeping Their Promises

Public pensions are in trouble.  The $1.9 trillion shortfall in U.S. state and local pension funds is poised to grow even more onerous. Why is there such a looming and growing problem?  Here are a few reasons why: First, for decades politicians…
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Time and Inflation Tend To Destroy Retirements

Few people realize the power of time and inflation.  Especially when it comes to wealth creation these powers can either be a power propelling you forward, or a force pushing you backwards.  Either the ignorance of these powers or the willful…
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Why Would Anyone Buy Negative Interest Rate Bonds?

psst?  Hey I have a great investment idea for you.  Come a little closer and I will tell you in hushed tones.....So, in summary this investment, by design will be worth less in the future than you pay for it today.  Seriously, how much of…
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Joseph E. Meyer’s Current Recommendations

Recently I listened to an interview the economist, Joseph E. Meyer gave to Dave Hodges at The Common Sense Show.  In that interview Mr. Meyer said a number of salient things. I could just plainly say Mr. Meyer is an expert, but instead let…
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Only 10 Days Left Until New SEC Rules Go Into Effect….

You are probably not aware of it, but On October 14, 2016 new SEC rules will go into effect.  Because of regulatory changes made by the Securities and Exchange Commission, money market mutual funds will be required to more accurately report…
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0% Returns for a Generation?

  John Maulin contributed an article to Forbes this week.  His opening line of the article is: "The next recession is coming, and it will be severe."  Although that statement is not all that salient there are several other points worth…
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Danger in the markets?

A five minute video you should watch. There are a number of things you should pick up on. I will let you just watch. One question - if there are no buyers at any price, how does a stop loss work? Watch the latest video at video.foxbus…
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Life insurance – the one financial product that does what you intended it to do

  By Craig Floyd It seems like life has a nasty way of turning out different than we expected it to. I little lesson I learned this week might illustrate what I’m trying to say. A piece of equipment that we depend on 365 days…
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Three Kinds of Money

By Jason I. Henderson When you really think about it, there are only three types of money in our lives. The first can be called Lifestyle Money.  This is the money we spend on our everyday life.  For example, the money spent to…
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Almost All Returns In S&P Since 2009 From Buybacks?

by Jason I. Henderson, Ph.D. How much of what you we hear in mainstream media is simply misleading at best or simply not true?  I have felt this way about reports on the economy for a very long time.  What am I, probably to most people…