The World Cup is off to a great start. No sooner had I filled out my statistically based bracket, and the underdog Mexican team defeated the favored Germans. The revelry in Mexico allegedly set off a small earthquake! As you watch this exciting international contest this summer, keep in mind that the FIFA teams can teach us about more than just soccer.
“Arghhhh,” I head from the basement as I puttered around my kitchen on Sunday morning.
“What about rising interest rates and the growing deficit?” asked Sue, a retiree, in a panicked tone of voice at a recent investment club meeting. “Isn’t anybody worried about these things? I am!” The other members of the club listened but were nonplussed.
The financial experts know a lot more about the markets and how the markets will perform in the future than the ordinary rest of us. Right?
“You’re doing what?” inquired Tim incredulously. Tim and I were discussing college savings for his 10th grade daughter, and he knew that I too was saving for college for my high school daughter and college son. “You heard me right the first time,” I said, “my 25-year-old is funding his siblings’ 529s.”
Unfortunately, Tim doesn’t have the same secret weapon that I have and so can’t take advantage of my strategy.
A Financial Planners Holiday Gift Guide
Still wondering what to give your loved ones for the holidays? If you really want to make a difference in their lives, I have three great gift ideas. All are based on the belief that people remember the way they feel far more than they remember what they see or hear. All these gifts will guarantee your loved one an incredible feel-good holiday!
“I’ll never retire,” Jack said with exasperation.
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