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Occupying Wall Street

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on October 17, 2011 | 9 Comments »

By now I’m sure you’ve seen the images of protestors occupying Wall Street. Maybe you’ve had the pleasure of one of your local streets being occupied as we did here inAtlanta. I’ll have to admit that my first thought was “What are these people doing?” I also found a little bit of irony in the thought [...]

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Change is Good…Simplify Your Life

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on July 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

What can you do to simplify your life and lighten your load? Clean your closets – donate old clothes, organize, declutter. Make a To-Do list of everything that needs to be done around the house, office, etc. Prioritize and Do. Get a new mattress – you will sleep better and feel better. Take a spa [...]

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A Blast from the Past

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on July 14, 2011 | 1 Comment »

It is said that there is “nothing new under the sun” and when it comes to our financial behaviors I tend to believe this is true. I enjoy watching films that my grandson refers to as “gray movies.” You know the old black and white movies that remind us of the slower, simpler times before the [...]

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The Fed versus Deflation, Inflation and…Stagflation

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on June 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The mighty Federal Reserve certainly has a big job to fight all things bad in the economy – unemployment, recession, deflation, inflation and something we haven’t seen in a while, but seems to be on the horizon – big, bad, ugly stagflation. Bernanke declared war on deflation with his easy monetary policy after the financial [...]

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America’s Vacation Deficit

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on June 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »

We Americans recently celebrated Memorial Day, a day to remember those who have given their lives in service to our country, and also the unofficial beginning of vacation season. Many students have already begun summer time off; the remaining will soon, and families are discussing possible vacation plans – or are they? It seems Americans take [...]

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Mad and Won’t Take It Anymore!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , on April 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I know they say that that is what the Tea Party Movement is about but I don’t think so. At least that is not what I am talking about here because I don’t see that political Movement as the answer to my ‘madness’.  POLITICS VERSUS LEADERSHIP  I have recently gone back to school to obtain [...]

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Will QE2 Boost our Economy and Create Jobs?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »

During the third quarter, the S&P 500 rose about 11% thanks mostly to the anticipation of a second round of quantitative easing, QE2 – the Fed plans to buy over $600 billion of treasuries vehemently trying to avoid a double dip recession. Economic improvements have been tepid and recent deteriorating data helped push the Fed’s [...]

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Ways to Play this Summer!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Can’t afford $3K for an Italian getaway this summer? Not to worry – summer comes in many forms. Let’s take a look at what we can do for a very reasonable amount of money. As always, it pays to do the math to see if you are really saving money. Sailing away – how many [...]

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