Category: TechKnowledgey

Technology is really about new knowledge. And new knowledge can benefit all of humankind.

Automation: More of the Story.

by Carl Goodin on August 3, 2015 in TechKnowledgey

Please forgive me for “harping” on this, but I think it is important in order to understand some aspects of today’s economic situation. ZDNet just published a good piece on the effects of automation. Automation in the 21st century could (at least partially) explain why inflation continues to be lower than “normal”, why your pay increases have been less than you expected, why… Read more →

2nd Quarter Reports and Some Wisdom from Honest Abe.

by Carl Goodin on July 2, 2015 in FPAI Operations, Investing, TechKnowledgey

Our clients’ preliminary 2nd quarter reports have been posted. Final reports, including CPI information will replace the preliminary reports toward the end of the month. Of the twelve investment categories commonly used and shown below, eight were negative for the quarter. Investment Category Representative ETF 2015,Q2 iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology (IBB) 8.51 Vanguard Healthcare (VHT) 4.58 iShares Russell 1000 (IWB) 0.54… Read more →

Your 2014/2015 IRA Contributions, 1st Quarter Reports and Improvements in Technology.

by Carl Goodin on March 30, 2015 in Financial Planning, Investing, Retirement, TechKnowledgey

Have you made your IRA contribution for 2014? You can do so now through April 15. Call us at 636.527.5010 if you have questions. Did you know that you don’t have to wait until the following year to make your IRA contribution? You can make your 2015 IRA contribution now. In most cases making your contribution earlier results in a larger… Read more →

A bit about the 3rd quarter, 2014 and some optimism.

by Carl Goodin on October 1, 2014 in Investing, TechKnowledgey

Asset management clients of Financial Planning Associates, Inc., your preliminary third quarter asset management reports have been posted to your secure web folders. As the table below indicates Read more →

A book report and some thoughts concerning employment and inflation.

by Carl Goodin on August 22, 2014 in Investing, TechKnowledgey

Following below are several brief excerpts from the book, The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies, by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee, professors at the MIT Sloan School of Management. In this book the professors discuss some of the significant benefits and challenges associated with the advent of artificial intelligence. I will insert… Read more →