The U.S. Economy Grows Only 2% in The 3rd Quarter

Why It's Impossible to Balance The U.S. Federal Budget

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, October 26, the S&P 500 closed @ 1412, and that was...
  
    +3.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1363.
    +2.2% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1381.
    -1.7% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1436.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Cost of Living Increases - Decade by Decade...

The Cost of Living (as measured by the government's Consumer Price Index, CPI) in the USA increased +25% in the decade of the 1950s, +28% in the 1960s, +103% in the 1970s, +64% in the 1980s, +33% in the 1990s and +28% in the 2000s.  

Source: Department of Labor
  

10 Biggest Retirement Mistakes: #8. Failing to Sign Up for Medicare Part B on Time

Once you are eligible for Medicare, you must enroll in Medicare Part B, which covers doctor’s visits and outpatient services, within three months of turning 65 or incur a late-enrollment penalty that permanently boosts your Part B premium by 10% for every year you delay.

The penalty is waived if you have health insurance from your or your spouse’s current employer, but is retroactive if you don’t enroll soon after your coverage ends.

Did You Know That Banks Invest Billions of Dollars In Life Insurance?...

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Banks Place Billions Of Dollars In Cash Value Life Insurance!!!

ObamaCare Surprise: Lowest Earners Will Pay A Whopping 69% of The ObamaCare Individual Mandate Tax...

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, October 19, the S&P 500 closed @ 1433, and that was...
  
    +4.8% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1367.
    +3.9% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1379.
    -0.2% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1436.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Buyers of Long-Term Care Insurance Steadily Declining...

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The Ultimate Risk-Free, Tax-Free Retirement Program You've Never Heard Of...

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, October 12 the S&P 500 closed @ 1429, and that was...
  
    +4.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1366.
    +3.9% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1375.
    -0.4% BELOW its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1434.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS NEUTRAL 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Why You Need A Voice of Cooperation & Community in Your Life...

This person can help you find new avenues and new allies. This person breaks through roadblocks into finds ways to make magic happen. You need this person to reach people and places you can’t.

This is the voice of Cooperation and Community.

Courtesy of Jessica Hagy - 6 People You Need In Your Corner - Forbes

Quote of the Day: Barton Biggs on Mr. Market...

A heartfelt farewell to well-known investing “legend” Barton Biggs. Mr. Biggs spent most of his career at Morgan Stanley, which took out an ad we saw with a quote attributed to Mr.Biggs...

“As investors, we also always have to be aware of our innate and very human tendency to be fighting the last war. We forget that Mr. Market is an ingenious sadist, and that he delights in torturing us in different ways.”

Under President Obama, Household Income is Down -8.2%...

10 Biggest Retirement Mistakes: #9. Ignoring Minimum Distribution Rules

You are required to start withdrawing from your IRA by April 1 following the year you turn 70 1/2, and to take withdrawals by December 31 of that year and each year afterward. Miss the deadline and you’ll owe a tax penalty of 50% of the amount you failed to withdraw. You can skip the required distribution from your 401(k) is you are still working, but not your IRA.

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, October 5, the S&P 500 closed @ 1461, and that was...
  
    +6.6% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1371.
    +6.6% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1371.
    +2.2% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1430.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.

Cartoon of The Day: "I Pledge Allegiance to...?"

2nd Quarter GDP Growth An Anemic 1.3% & Durable Goods Orders Plunge -13.2%...

Financial Security for Seniors - Part 2 - Two Case Studies...

Financial Security for Seniors - Part 1

Vantage Point UPDATE: Intermediate-Term and Long-Term Trend Analysis

On Friday, September 28, the S&P 500 closed @ 1441, and that was...
  
    +6.3% ABOVE its 12-Month moving average which stood @ 1355.
    +5.5% ABOVE its 40-Week moving average which stood @ 1366.
    +1.3% ABOVE its 10-Week moving average which stood @ 1422.


Therefore, the INTERMEDIATE-Term trend IS UP 
and the LONG-Term trend is BULLISH.