Steve Vernon suggests that a financial professional can help when planning for a lengthy retirement. He distinguishes the difference between financial planning and investments. An investment advisor may be good at helping clients decide asset allocation, securities, or mutual funds etc…But using retirement savings to generate retirement income you will …
In this week’s article, Rick Kahler questions inflation and whether we can continue to see a deflation or start to go up. Kahler discusses that if inflation stays under 2% as it is in our current environment it is favorable to have a more traditional mix of global stocks in …
In this week’s article, Rick Kahler discusses the difference between inflation and consumer price index. Prior to 1984, the Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated the CPI as the average price increases (or decreases) of the entire value of a basket of goods i.e. food, clothing, rent, etc…”If a loaf of …
Rick Kahler discusses in the market value versus emotional value of physical possessions, particularly your home. He states that one of the most challenging aspects of selling a home is letting go of the emotional attachment to it. Being unable to detach yourself from a house or any physical object …
Wednesday, March 2, 2011, (Beijing DAY 3): My alarm goes off at 5:45 AM. I have an ambitious day planned today and need to get started early. Breakfast service begins at 6:30 AM and I am there at 6:40. I am out the door at 7 AM on my way …
Tuesday, March 1, 2011, (Beijing DAY 2): I head out early this morning for the Forbidden City. Learning from yesterday’s experience, I double-check the guide book and decide to enter the City from the back side, or the Gate of Heavenly Purity. The primary entrance is through the Meridian Gate …
Monday, February 28, 2011, (Beijing DAY 1): I awake and take advantage of the breakfast buffet. I’m in the restaurant early, around 7 AM, and it is already full. I am the only westerner. The other guests appear to be some Chinese, Korean and Japanese. I eat my filling at …
Sunday, February 27, 2011, (DAY 9): This is our day of departure. Most of us will catch the same bus back to the airport, departing at noon to catch a 4 PM flight to Beijing. Dr. Basu, Yifan and Charlie are leaving earlier. Alex and Mari have decided to stay …
Saturday, February 26, 2011, (DAY 8 of Course): Before I forget, I have to discuss toilets. I know, I know….not your typical polite conversation topic. However, they are very different here in several ways. First, the toilet in the hotel: It’s a Japanese brand, Toto. For some, that’s the little …
Friday, February 25, 2011, (DAY 7 of Course): This is our last day of company visits. It’s gone by so fast. We are able to sleep in a bit this morning and meet in the lobby at 9 AM. Our first visit will be the offices of Walt Disney International …
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