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Are You a DUMPie—Destitute Unprepared Mature Person?

On April 13, the British Telegraph (one of London’s major papers) reported on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) assertion that stocks in the U.S., United Kingdom, China, and Europe could lose 20% of their value over the next two years! Can you even imagine what that will do to your retirement plan? I used to […]

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Our Financial Future: Slowdown, Shutdown, or Shakedown?

Only a fool would publically predict what will happen in the near future regarding the U.S. economy; however, I suggest that we will have a slowdown, shutdown, or shakedown–maybe all three. We are already in the slowdown; however, I think it is also probable that the other two disasters are in store for all of […]

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Prepare for: Recession, Depression, or Panic?

Each Wednesday I publish one of my earlier columns that I hope will be informative, instructive, and sometime inspiring. At times, it is infuriating! The following column was published in 2008. It was a fantastic year when the stock market boomed and major U.S. companies made huge profits in domestic and foreign markets. New technology […]

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