Running out of time, don’t overspend!
The countdown to Christmas is almost in the single digits. See Ron's advice to keep this time of the year from following you into the new year! http://bit.ly/196y856
Is Everything Shut Down?
Successful businesses do the little things. Ron's weekly Examiner column highlights what one company has done to remain successful. I'm sure this company isn't letting the government shutdown affect them. http://bit.ly/19kaaSM
Insure Your Family’s Future
September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. Ron's latest article in The Examiner discusses a topic too many don't pay enough attention to. "It is often said that love is really spelled t-i-m-e. That is a big part of what having life insurance means to me personally. If I have the [...]
Buffett’s Son Gives Parenting Advice
Learned a lot by not having his father spoil him. Peter Buffett, Warren Buffett's son, says he learned a lot by not having his famed philanthropist father spoil him, "I learned more in difficult times about myself and my resiliency than I ever would have if I’d had a pile [...]
Social Security Raise
3.6% cost of living adjustment beginning in January 2012 The Social Security Administration announced yesterday (10/19/11) that Social Security beneficiaries will receive a 3.6% cost of living adjustment beginning in January 2012. This amounts to a $43 per month raise for the average recipient, bring their average annual benefit to [...]
Finke: Profit is not a dirty word
Why do we allow companies to have any profit at all? Independence, MO — If a company makes a profit, doesn’t that mean that it charged more than it should have for its products? This fiscal year ending Sept. 30, our federal government will pay out $2.2 trillion just for safety [...]
Finke: Up, Down, Up, Down – Whiplash
Independence, MO It has been almost 24 years since the stock market crash of October 1987, and less than three years since the 2008 autumn crash and the March 2009 bottom. In between there were several other notable drops in the stock market. Whether they take months to develop or [...]
Finke: Deficits, Debt and Disgrace
Independence, MO On Tuesday the U.S. government debt limit was officially raised. This obviously could have and should have been avoided by proper actions by Congress and all of the presidents since at least Lyndon Johnson. When I graduated from high school in 1970, my share of the debt was [...]
Stewardship Capital Turns New Leaf with Launch of Website
Enhancing Resouces for Clients Independence, Missouri – Eastern Jackson County-based investment management and insurance services firm, Stewardship Capital has launched its new website, www.StewCap.com. The new design and layout reflect the new branding Stewardship Capital unveiled in late 2010. The new site provides current and prospective clients a clean, professional and [...]
Finke: The End is Near? Buy.
The Sky is Still Blue When every investor you know is tempted to throw in the towel again, you should check the sky. Is it still blue above the clouds, or is it really falling? When the stock market indices fall day after day, week after week, it is enough [...]