Going, Going, Gone. It’s the name of a song by Al Kooper. The song is a lament. It recognizes that things have changed, never to be the same again. Some aspects of life with which we have grown comfortable are no more, supplanted by new and different ideas, difficulties and opportunities. (Note: If you are one of the 170 million monthly… Read more →
Category: TechKnowledgey
Just A Few Things.
If you are an investment client of Financial Planning Associates, Inc., your preliminary 3rd-quarter reports have been posted to your secure web portal. Final reports will replace the preliminary reports after September inflation information becomes available. Note: The calculation used to determine our clients’ returns is called the internal rate of return. It is cash flow specific and is net… Read more →
Healthcare, Blockchain, Quarterlies, and More.
Our financial planning clients know that one of the great concerns during financial independence (retirement) is the uncertainty regarding healthcare costs. In fact, for the past twenty years or so we have modeled healthcare costs using a 6% annual inflation rate, twice the general rate of 3%. I still recommend this, however, there is the possibility that new technologies can… Read more →
A Note About Inflation
A note about inflation. For quite a few years now, some experts have predicted great inflation due to the easy money policies of the Fed since the Great Recession. For example, Larry Kudlow, President Trump’s recently appointed Director of the National Economic Council said the following in response to a question during an interview published in Townhall.com on May 5,… Read more →
Now Women, That’s A Whole ‘Nuther Thang!
Now women, that’s a whole ‘nuther thang! — Keb’ Mo’ Keb’ Mo’ is a blues singer, a Grammy Award winning blues singer. Like most blues singers he writes songs that are unpretentious, down to earth. Songs like the one named above. Question: Very interesting, Carl, but what does that have to do with my financial plan? Answer: It might have… Read more →