Memorial Day has now come and gone. For many of us this is the time of year when we start looking forward to an upcoming vacation we have planned. This year however, according to a new Bankrate survey nearly half of all Americans intend to skip their summer vacation with [...]
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 [...]
Elenor Roosevelt was once quoted as saying “Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself.” Being a financial advisor, I have seen my fair share of financial mistakes others have made. What is even more heartbreaking is when these mistakes are not [...]
The period of December through New Year’s Day is now called the holidays. Even that term is an amendment of Holy Days so you really cannot get away from the religious significance. Historically, it has been dominated in our culture as Christmastime. We give gifts to each other, presumably in [...]
