This past week has been a rather dark one for our nation. Watching as our capital was stormed by radical extremists who didn’t agree with the results of our election was something I never believed I would personally witness. Since that day, I have been equally disturbed by the attacks [...]
If there is one thing we learned from 2020 it’s that having adequate health insurance is not a luxury but a necessity. A close friend of mine who was in otherwise good health found himself hospitalized for several months this fall with Covid. Without health insurance this type of hospital [...]
The holidays are my very favorite time of year. From the moment I wake up Thanksgiving morning and start preparing that afternoon’s feast, to the stroke of midnight on Dec 31st when we welcome a new year, the entire season is filled with excitement, tradition and fun. Like everything else [...]
How would you feel if two weeks before the end of the year you still didn’t know how much of your personal income would be taxable, or what rate you would be expected to pay? That is the challenge thousands of businesses are facing as we speak. On March 27th [...]
Anyone who knows me knows I love a deal. For that reason, “Black Friday” is one of my favorite days of the year. For over twenty years I have been out before dawn the day after Thanksgiving, shivering in the cold waiting to be one of thousands of people flooding [...]
What would you say if I told you that most Americans have no understanding of how the most valuable thing they own works? Hopefully you would say you do. But, according to a 2019 study by Value Penguin the majority of you reading this would have to admit you don’t. [...]
In an already stressful year, this election season has proved to be more than many can bear. According to a survey by the American Psychological Association (APA) 68% of all adults consider the 2020 Presidential election to be a significant stressor in their life. As of now we still don’t [...]
When giving investment advice the last thing I want to talk about is politics. But sadly, these two areas have become so intertwined in the past decade it’s hard to avoid, especially in an election year. I would dare say that actions by politicians now play a larger role in [...]
One of my favorite movies of all time is Moneyball. In the film Brad Pitt portrays legendary general manager Billy Beane who is credited with changing the paradigm of how baseball players are analyzed and assessed for value. In a classic scene, he gets into an argument with his lead [...]
It’s amazing how quickly things can change. A little more than 5 years ago my wife and I were struggling to sell our home in a housing market that was in dire straits. At one point during the year long process, more than half of the homes in our cul-de-sac [...]
