Last week we addressed questions asked by attendees of Life Community Church’s marriage conference about preparing for retirement that for many were years or decades away. Many stated they had minimal unsecured debt or debt on depreciating items (e.g. cars, […]
During the past two weeks, I spoke at a Life Community Church marriage conference focusing on financial and retirement planning for couples. The most obvious concern is not having enough money or income during retirement. Fears included needing to move […]
On Tuesday, September 24, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi held a press conference announcing the initiation of impeachment proceedings on President Trump. Since the press conference, there has been plenty opined about the implications of this process on the economy, […]
In his speech last Wednesday, Federal Reserve President Jerome Powell outlined the decision and rationale of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) to lower its Discount Rate by 0.25%. Typically, Central Bankers lower rates to provide incentives for institutions to […]
The US S&P 500 peaked on July 26 for a YTD return of 20.7%. Since then it has shuttered slowly, shedding nearly 20% of the gain after constant drumming by the media’s claims of an imminent recession, threats of tariff […]
Despite the forecast for this weekend, my meteorologist assures me that there will eventually be cool days ahead. That means it’s time for my second favorite season of the year; fall. The leaves begin to change color, holiday festivities with […]
Sargent Friday in the TV series Dragnet (1951 – 1957 and 1967 – 1970), played by Jack Webb, was a deadpanned detective that regularly cut off witness’ explanation once they steered away from facts to their own opinion. Sargent Friday, […]
