1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History – And How It Shattered a Nation by: Andrew Ross Sorkin Reviewed by: Ralph Bender, MBA, CFP® Medal Rating: Silver Medal Andrew Ross Sorkin's 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street...
Two half marathons at two National Parks in two weekends? Sign me up! They call it the Grizzly Double. Grand Tetons one Saturday morning and Yellowstone the following. Do you know how hard it is to run at those elevations? I mentioned the event to my wife, who...
Tariffs—taxes imposed on imported goods—have become an essential factor for investors to consider. They are typically used to protect domestic industries from foreign competition by increasing the costs of imported goods. However, tariffs may also used as a...
GrandpaLand is a swing, trampoline, hammock, and a teetertotter in the shaded corner of our back yard. On Thursdays, the “littles,” as we call the grandkids under seven, spend the day with Grandma, while their respective parents get some work done. GrandpaLand...
It was a little guy, about a foot long, just stretched out across the main trail. I was two steps beyond him before stopping, realizing it’s the first I’ve seen this season. Experienced runners develop a “sixth sense” about their footfalls. As this summer winds down,...
When I woke up this morning, I saw the hot air balloons above the horizon to the east. I heard the rat-a-tat-tat of the neighbors’ sprinkler on the west side of the yard. Migrating downstairs, I brewed a cup of drip coffee after downing my obligatory wake-up mug of...
What’s happening to my portfolio? Should we move into more conservative investments?
Stock prices are down. Gas and Food prices are up. There’s a war in eastern Europe. The FED is raising rates. Another pandemic outbreak locks down much of China.