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WILL WE BE PREPARED??

Boeing has been in the news recently for the two tragic airplane crashes. Hopefully they will correct the problem soon. There is other news about the company. Boeing just received delivery of the fuselage assembly for the Army Apache Attack Helicopter. It…

INVEST IN HISTORY

There is an old adage, “the trend is your friend”. It is applicable to many things in life and particularly investing. There are patterns of human behavior that affect the political economy in the form of trends. These trends can change the…

RATE OF RETURN

Rate of return is a measurement of the gain or loss of an asset during the time owned and is expressed usually as a percentage. That number can also be presented in the annualized form. It is important to understand that a…

TRUTH VS HYPERBOLE

A few months ago, Stephanie Clifford, aka Stormy Daniels, reported to the police that a man approached her in a parking lot and threatened her not to reveal her past relationship with President Trump. Upon learning of this, the President called it…

HACKS, CRASHES & DIGITAL DISASTERS

These things are going on much more than we are being told.  Sometimes they occur due to a mistake by an employee or even an intentional action by a disgruntled one.  Often, the expanse and complexity of the internet just overwhelms its…

CIVIL WAR, Part 2

The original article was posted May 8, 2018 Fortunately, our elections had a dramatic increase in voter participation.  We will now have more women in office than ever and more diversity.  Hopefully, this will bring more balance and a more positive spirit…

ESTATE PLANNING PART 4

TRUSTS At one time, trusts were the domain of the wealthy, but over the past few decades they have become useful planning methods for those of more modest wealth.  A Trust is a legal document with a set of conditions and instructions…