Trump’s Tariffs: Boneheaded? Or Brilliant? Markets are in a frenzy as I record this episode over President Trump’s most recent tariff reveal. On Wednesday, April 2nd, the President unveiled the most sweeping global tariff plan since the 1930’s. The reaction in markets has been more volatility than we have seen since Covid. Let’s pause there […]
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What Should I Do with My Next Moment? Part II Imagine a 65-year-old man walking into his favorite restaurant for his first cup of coffee since he retired. As he sits at a table with his buddies, he’s asked, “What are you going to do to invest your money now that you’re retired?” The fresh […]
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What Should I Do with My Next Moment? Part II In our last episode we took a bit of a side trip to talk about the management of a resource that is far and away more valuable than money – and that’s time. Money matters. But I would say that time matters more. There are […]
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What Should I Do with My Next Moment? Part I Throughout the course of this podcast, I’ve given tips on managing financial resources. But along the way, we take some side trips to talk about the management of an even more important resource – time. You can make more money, but you can’t make more […]
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Are Tariffs Really That Bad? Tariff must be one of the most common words in the English language right now. President Trump says the word repeatedly, so now the rest of the world is not just becoming familiar with the word, but with the concept of tariffs. My aim today is to explain what tariffs […]
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Will Inflation Ever Go Away? Inflation is one of those things you hear a lot about, but you might not understand how it happens in the first place. In an episode about a year and a half ago I used Chick-Fil-A points to help describe what inflation does to erode your buying power. Today, I’m […]
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Do We Even Need Banks Anymore? At one time in American history, paying for things was pretty simple. People used cash or checks. But technological revolution spawned a whole new era of paying for things. People have been paying with debit and credit cards for some time now, but more and more you see people […]
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Will the Dollar Remain Dominant? Part II In last week’s episode I shared four reasons I think the dollar remains the most widely held form of currency in the world for the next couple of decades. More so than the strength of the dollar, I highlighted the weakness of other currencies. There just isn’t a […]
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Will the Dollar Remain Dominant? Will the dollar remain dominant? This topic has come up again in the last week or two with saber rattling taking place between the BRIC nations and President-Elect Donald Trump. If you’re wondering what the BRIC acronym stands for, it is Brazil, Russia, India and China. But there are other […]
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What to Expect on this Side of the Election Well, the election is over and regardless of who you voted for, I hope you are staying sane. If you want a refresher on ways to do that, feel free to listen to our last episode that offered tips and perspective focused on affecting what you […]
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