I just wanted to pass along this article from Forbes showing 23 different charts indicating he stock market may be heading for a fall. (CLICK HERE to read it) Since the market lows of March 2009, the S&P 500 has nearly tripled. Although the market can continue to climb another 10-15%, at some point it will have to take a breather or perhaps suffer a big pullback. No market climbs forever. Although the article may be calling for you to panic, I think caution is the more prudent course. I’m not … Continue reading
Forbes article – 23 indications of a market bubble
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Win, Lose… or Tie?
“Win, Lose, or Tie” is a great conversation about ones perspective on retirement planning. When it comes to how you look at your money in the race to retirement, would you like your “current” lifestyle to win, your “future” lifestyle (retirement) to win, or would you like a tie”? Losing either isn’t an appealing option, but many folks have a plan to “lose” — if only because they have no plan at all. Anyway… It may take you a little … Continue reading
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MY NEW “READERS DIGEST” ARTICLE BLOG
You probably remember the magazine “Reader’s Digest”. I think it’s still around but I haven’t seen one in years. Well, I have a new website that is a financial “reader’s digest” of sorts (although it includes both articles and videos). My newest website is: www.SocialSecurity-Retirement.com Nearly every day, I scan the web for relevant articles and videos about retirement planning and Social Security. From the dozens that are published every day in the USA, I post 1-3 of them on my … Continue reading
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CREATING a PERSONAL PENSION
Are you going to get a pension at retirement? If so, should you take a “lump sum” pension payout or lifetime monthly income? (see article by clicking below). BUT… even if you are NOT going to get a pension from your job, you can create your own! One that is probably much better than any corporate pension available today (keep reading this email). Now if you are one of the lucky people who will get a pension from work — what will you choose? Will you take a lump sum payout or … Continue reading
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LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE
There was a pretty good article in the Wall Street Journal recently about long-term care insurance — both traditional insurance (which I personally own) and the new life insurance and annuity based hybrid policies. CLICK here (or below) to see the article: http://goo.gl/eILjh5 As many of you know, I started my professional career in financial services as a long-term care specialist. It was fun to see quotes from folks I’ve known and worked with over the years. My new personal traditional LTC insurance sales have slowed … Continue reading
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