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5 days ago | humbledollar.com | Jonathan Clements

Hi, my name is David, and I am a newsaholic! There I’ve said it. Admitting you have an addiction is the first step to recovery, right? All my life I have been addicted to reading the news. I like to be informed about the goings on locally, nationally, and internationally. I think it is a way for me to lower my anxiety. Over the past 8-9 years however things have changed. What does this have to do with taking care of my mother in law?

6 days ago | humbledollar.com | Adam Grossman |Jonathan Clements

Adam M. GrossmanIT’S BEEN AN UNUSUAL year—to say the least—for investment markets. After rising earlier in the year, U.S. stocks and bonds have dropped in recent weeks. Market leaders like Apple and Nvidia have been among the hardest hit. The U.S. dollar has also dropped, helping boost the value of international shares, and gold has continued to hit new all-time highs, despite inflation cooling. What can we learn from all this? I see seven lessons. 1. There are no guarantees.

6 days ago | humbledollar.com | Jonathan Clements

Go to main Forum page »I’m not expecting readers to answer all eight of the thorny questions listed below. But I’d love to hear your thoughts on one or two. What in your past or about your personality explains your investment risk tolerance? What uses of money—giving it away, saving it, specific purchases—bring you the greatest joy? Would you be okay financially if U.S. stocks had a 0% total return over the next 10 years?

1 week ago | humbledollar.com | Jonathan Clements

I met with a Vice President of Fisher Investments, a very large and very well-advertised fee-only investment advisory firm, to see if they would be a good fit to manage my portfolio. It turns out they weren’t, and after they asked why, this was my reply:Frank,Thanks for taking the time to meet with me to explain how Fisher Investments works. I respect you for asking for feedback. And since you asked:1.

1 week ago | humbledollar.com | Jonathan Clements

Go to main Forum page »I’ve recently observed cases where family and friends undertake serious medical interventions with not the best outcomes. These interventions seem well intentioned to rehab issues, but I now wonder if are they sometimes are a money grab when potentially better health outcomes might exist. In fairness to the Doctors, we want instant and complete resolution to sometimes niggling health issues – many caused by our own lifestyles or basic aging.