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As most people know, healthcare costs have been rising much faster than other areas of our economy for decades. The chart below demonstrates what will happen to federal spending levels if healthcare costs continue to rise too quickly. Despite what…
As mentioned in our previous blog post about the debt ceiling, we said that our long term fiscal problem is heavily influenced by two issues- taxation and health care costs. There is a school of economic theory that says that…
There has been quite a bit in the news lately regarding the United States government hitting the legal debt limit set at $14.3 trillion. The Treasury Secretary has sent a letter to Congress warning them that if they fail to…
Many of our clients ask us, “is there a better way to track our budget?” Our answer: “Yes!”
Have you seen the new CFP® TV commercial yet (take a look here)? Pretty Interesting. The commercial is currently airing on stations that include History Channel, Travel Channel, HGTV, ESPN, MSNBC, CNN and Fox News. The CFP Board, who issues…
We all hear about how the US is going broke. Depending on the viewpoint or agenda of the source of what we hear, read or see, the cause of the federal government’s financial problems varies. Unfortunately, there is almost always…
The tragedy in Japan continues to be the top news story and warrants international support. While the human aspect of this crisis continues to be devastating, we can’t discount the economic impact as well. Well respected international fund family, First…
This is one of the more common questions we hear about the amount of prospectuses, annual reports, etc. that our clients receive from their investment companies. Would you believe that this much disclosure could actually be bad for you? Especially…
An easily forgotten truth of investing is when prices are high, skies are sunny and when prices are low it’s stormy. In other words, successful long term investing involves turning cautious when things look good and aggressive when things look…
“I can calculate the movement of heavenly bodies but not the madness of men.” – Sir Isaac Newton In Jeremy Grantham’s latest quarterly letter, he profiled a story about Sir Isaac Newton in which one of the most highly regarded…
