I like what Sue and Dave Teich are doing. If you’re looking for a place to retire, why not take your time to find the perfect spot? This is hardly roughing it. Here the Teich’s daughter, Jessica interview them about their travels. For my parents, home is where they park it. Last summer, they sold the […]
Prepping for Your Survival
I found this article to be right on the money about the mindset of self-reliance. It’s liberating when you start thinking about how you can help yourself rather than wait for someone else to take care of you. Here it is from the Washington Post: Don and Jonna Bradway recently cashed out of the stock […]
YETI Coolers: Invest in Your Life
We use our Yeti cooler for our summer boating trips. This article in the WSJ on how they’re being stolen reminded me of this cool video on their website. If you’re interested in boating, read my series, How to Buy a Boat (Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI). John Clarke writes in The Wall […]
Gary Johnson Gets It
John Stossel writes “Sunday, when Fox’s Chris Wallace challenged Johnson’s plan to replace the IRS with a consumption tax, Johnson pointed out that he’s ‘not getting elected dictator or king.’” Wallace suggested that means, “Don’t take my policies seriously because they won’t get through.” I disagree. It means that Johnson understands that America is a […]
Millennium Tower Boston
Millennium Tower in Boston is a perfect example of what’s happening in Boston’s luxury condo market. From today’s Boston Globe: For proof that Boston has become a luxury housing mecca for wealthy people from around the world, look no farther than Downtown Crossing. At the high-end Millennium Tower, buyers have come from Greece, Hong Kong, […]
Bond and Pension Struggle in Puerto Rico
You get an idea how the struggle between bondholders and pensions quickly turns into a political nightmare, as reported in the WSJ: San Juan, Puerto Rico—One of the thorniest tasks awaiting a seven-member board charged by Washington with cleaning up Puerto Rico’s debt crisis is deciding how to balance a $70 billion debt load with […]
Pension Survival Increases Risks
“The public dispute over accounting standards is a signal to taxpayers, retirees and political reformers that fundamental flaws remain in how pensions measure their finances,” writes Steve Malanga in the WSJ. At issue, as he correctly points out, is the delusion that government pensions “on average estimate they will earn 7.6% a year on their portfolios.” Using […]
Low Interest Rates Threaten Insurers and Baby Boomers
Here you get a glimpse at the problems facing insurers and baby boomers thanks to the Fed’s zero percent interest rate policy as reported earlier this month in the WSJ. Insurers reported a messy second quarter plagued by low interest rates and catastrophe claims, highlighted by a $2 billion charge at MetLife Inc. tied to a savings product […]
Corporate Tax Rates around the World
I subscribe to the Tax Foundation’s weekly email. I find their tax maps to be a go to resource for perspective and intelligence.
How to Survive the Calm before the Storm
Central banks are running this market. It’s not real. It feels like a ghost town. But what are investors to do? Well, you may be aware that pensions are writing puts on volatility. In other words they’re offering downside protection to investors. Nice business in calm markets, but if the markets do go down, pensions […]
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