How many years did you work to accumulate your nest egg? Market losses = Time Losses Like many of the Stewards we work with, most began working around 25 years …
Five Puppies!
Who doesn’t like puppies, right? Their little tails, wet puppy noses, floppy ears? A puppy is the ultimate antidote to a bad mood. That is, until you have to clean …
Which States Are Most Financially-Friendly For Retirees?
When you think about your ideal retirement, does ‘where’ rank high on your list of considerations? For many retirees, close connection to family may result in staying put, focusing instead …
Issue 52
For those of you who are counting (I’m pretty sure it’s none of you), this issue of the Fourth Dimension Weekly Newsletter is number 52! That’s right, we’ve been faithfully …
Selling Discontent
I’m susceptible and I’ll bet you are too. It’s deafening when you begin to hear it; its influence is almost overwhelming once you begin to feel it. What is this …
If a Tree Falls In the Woods, and Other Election Year Thoughts
Here we are, in the midst of a presidential election season, and we’re all searching for answers. People are asking themselves, “Why on earth would someone in their right mind …
Forecasting the Weather and Pending Economic Collapse
Greetings! It’s supposed to be 55 degrees on this February Friday. Hallelujah! In the course of a long winter, a spring-like day will return smiles to our faces and convertibles …
What Newer Retirees Consistently Tell Me
There’s one thing I can report that I’m NOT hearing from newer retires: that it’s awful. That’s right. Not a single time have I heard someone say they’re loathing their …
One Pound Five Ounces
By the numbers: the Dow Jones Industrial Average (“The Dow”) is down around 2,000 points from its high, Federal Bank interest rates are .5% and possibly going lower, and our …
Has the Market Found Bottom?
This is the trillion-dollar question, right? Has the market – and the millions of investors participating in it – decided that prices are about right now? Oil prices have begun …