Happy 2024! It is proverbial to end one year and begin a new one with a certain sense of optimism. However, since there seem to be so many diverse matters of our world about which to worry, I would like to address this condition. In President Jimmy Carter’s words from [...]
As some of you may already be well aware, student loans are notoriously difficult to be absolved of through normal bankruptcy proceedings. That may all be changing soon as a little over a week the Biden Administration released new data on an initiative the White House developed last year to [...]
A saying attributed to the Chinese is, May you live in interesting times. I believe we are indeed in those times. It is perhaps ironic that this is a Chinese saying since most of our stuff we purchase as well as our drugs—both ethical and addictive such as fentanyl—are manufactured [...]
Several months ago I examined the subject of ESG investing, that is Environmental, Social and Governance. The controversy continues to maintain a central position in investment landscape. My primary test concerning the popularity of investment themes is one of practicality. Where is the money flowing? What industries and corporations are [...]
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve also gotten crankier. Particularly in the way I view our younger generations. In fact, on more than one occasion I have used this very platform to air my grievances about “kids these days” Today however, I want to defend them a little bit. For the [...]
My wife, Karen, and I just returned from our longest trip of 49 plus years together. We flew to Amsterdam and traveled by small cruise ship the Rhine, Main, and Danube rivers and the interconnecting canals of Europe. We visited Germany, Austria, and Hungary, ending in Budapest, over 1250 [...]
Today American parents spend roughly a quarter of their household income on childcare according to a recently released report by Care.com. Unfortunately, those costs are expected to rise soon as the funding of a pandemic-era federal childcare program has recently expired. https://www.care.com/ This program, which was part of the American [...]
Recently I surprised my wife Rebecca with tickets to see musician Ed Sheran perform at Arrowhead Stadium. Aside from us both being fans of his, another reason I purchased the tickets was the retail price of them had dropped significantly on Ticketmaster. After buying the bargain tickets, I then looked [...]
For regular readers of my column, you may be aware that two weeks ago I paid tribute to the workers of America in a special Labor Day article. In it I expressed a need to further lift up the working class and reduce the widening gap between the middle and [...]
Ever since inflation took hold of our economy in mid-2021 Federal Chairman Jerome Powell has consistently said his desire is to use interest rate hikes to softly land the plane that is the US economy. So far, in this effort I would say he has been successful in this attempt [...]
