Today, Monday morning, its easy to appreciate that the Broncos handily beat the Panthers in yesterday’s big game.  But going into the game the Panthers were the ones heavily favored to win.  And that is why it is so difficult to speculate on the future. 7 months ago Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton were heavily …

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It’s amazing!  Most people choose never to push against what they perceive to be the prevailing behavior, norm or belief of their current culture.  Tragically, going with the flow has become the predominant behavior when it comes to money and finances as well.  And this #1 hazard prevents people from discovering the truth about many …

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Return on investment is typically reported as simple averages rather than compound annual growth rates or internal rates of return.  This is dangerous. And here is why. Take an average rate of return of 5.86%.  This average is the result of multiple returns over multiple time periods where each individual return is added to the …

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The recent college campus criticisms concerning higher wages, free tuition and gratis medical care could be comical if they weren’t so absurd.  Who can logically explain why these demands have become so popular or how they could ever be funded if they became custom is yet to be discovered.  The ones making these insane entreaties …

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Most Americans are glad 2015 is behind them.  That’s because so many of them fell short of their financial goals for the year according to a new Capital One study[i].  Despite being determined to do better, i.e., paying down debts and saving more money, most people failed.  For instance: Only 3 out of every 10 …

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On January 1, 2016 my father kept his appointment with the only assignment each of us has to turn in at the end of our lifetime.  Though he suffered little pain, as one member family put it, “He really hadn’t been living for a number of years.” No one really likes to talk about death.  …

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The number one thing to know is this: More and more Americans are rightfully concerned about wage and income disparity but few see that government has any real solution to this concern.  This is a step in the right direction because although many members of low-income households work heroically and unwaveringly at very low wages …

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Everyone remembers the Beatles belting out about Jojo leaving his home in Tucson, Arizona.  Ludicrously financial advisors seem to get their kicks telling clients where to “get back to” as well. At a Christmas party last weekend we bumped into a financial advisor/CPA who was boastfully bleating about how he told his clients to hold …

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On a recent trip to Costco a Solar Energy Company representative approached us and offered a free evaluation to see if going Solar would work for us.  Living in the heart of the Sunbelt in Henderson, Nevada, it made sense to check it out. Accordingly, the following Saturday the company rep came out to the …

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Elvis Presley made his 1st and only appearance on Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry Oct 2, 1954 and was told by the manager he was “not bad but did not suit the program.” Funny how critics can’t spot talent and financial critics can’t spot genius.  To validate this point Google Jeff Bezos’ name…what you’ll find is …

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