This week, as expected, the Federal Reserve bank raised short term interest rates by one quarter of one percent. As we have discussed often before, this policy change was focused on reducing price inflation in our economy. The policy change was the...
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Mind on Money: Economic math getting more complicated
Mind on Money: Navigating weird financial times
When it comes to financial markets, in my opinion there are good times, there are bad times and then there are “weird” times, which of course I think are the most complicated. Statistically, in the United States, from the time period from 1926 to...
Read MoreMind on Money: Navigating the ‘new’ market
A couple weeks back I received an email about my January 1st column. The reader, Dale from Westville, opined, “I really wish you would take time in your column to explain what all the free money has done to the markets. The stock buyback tricks...
Read MoreMind on Money: Mind on Money: Once in a lifetime opportunity
The payoff for “holding down the fort” for my teammates over the holidays was a long-ago scheduled ski trip the first week of January. The location — Whistler, British Columbia — was on the Marc “bucket list,” and this vacation had been...
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Speaking with a mindset of abundance and self-validation is so much better than limiting yourself. I’ve been talking to my cousin about something he’s coaching others on, and it’s very insightful stuff. I’m not doing his coaching...
Read MoreMind on Money: Recent changes to retirement planning rules
The $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill passed late last year during the final weeks of the prior Congress included some important changes to the rules and laws pertaining to retirement planning. This legislation, termed the Secure Act 2.0, enhances...
Read MoreI Smell Smoke
It was around midnight when my wife shook me out of a dead sleep with three concerning words, “I smell smoke.” I could smell it instantly. Awake. We moved downstairs quickly and quietly to not wake the children and began checking rooms starting...
Read MorePerception vs Reality
Understanding one another is probably the biggest problem in business, but it’s a life issue as well. In the late ‘90s, I was interning at Walt Disney World. If your kids ever get a chance, don’t let them pass it up. It wasn’t easy, not...
Read MoreFreedom to fix it
Today I needed to cut down a few small to medium size trees near the playground of my son’s school. I promised someone at the school I’d bring a chainsaw and take care of it. The chainsaw wouldn’t start. I did everything I could to get it going...
Read MoreKelly Kubit remembered as bold and resourceful
It is with a great deal of sadness that I report the death of former Slicer and Slicer assistant coach, Kelly Kubit. He passed away last week in Las Vegas where he had lived for the last decade. He was part of a group of La Porte junior high kids...
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