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The Vacation Home

Apparently, there are those thinking about buying a vacation home. At some point in time in the future, I will inherit half of one and have no interest in buying the other half. But second homes are now highly sought after now as Americans’ net wealth and disposable...

Frugal

I recently traded in my Mercedes.  Before I traded the car in, I needed to determine what I would drive next.  I went back and forth on a number of makes and models.  Then I sat back and thought about this from a different perspective. I thought about what is the most...

Gas Stations

Do you know anyone that owns a Tesla or a Hybrid?  They are becoming more plentiful on the road.  Which is causing a problem for a sector of business. Gas stations across the country are now facing a significant long-term problem; the rise of electric vehicles and...

Life Insurance

Do you have or believe in life insurance?  Years ago, I was not a fan and didn’t see the philosophy.  Then when I worked as a financial planner and compliance for a group of financial advisors, I was taught and saw the benefits at work. Life Insurance is one of the...

Final curtain…

People close their businesses for a number of reasons.  I had one client who bought a franchise and poured time and money into it, but it grew slowly.  Unfortunately, too slowly. The original idea was that the business would start slow and grow to provide an income...

College as a return on your investment

It is not surprising that there are websites that show the best return on investment for colleges.  On the first website I investigated https://www.payscale.com/college-roi, surprised me on how many of the top listed where military service institutions. MIT was number...

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