From Marvin Schulz, staff writer, Palm Beach Research Group: I’m skeptical by nature. When it comes to marketing—especially online—I’m always on guard. I imagine you are, too. It’s better to be safe than sorry. The fact that you’re reading this tells me two things about you. First, you’ve just heard about the “702(j) Retirement Plan,” […]
But it’s an intense four minutes… It’s a workout regimen called Tabata interval training. A Japanese study on the exercise revealed shocking results… Two groups of people were tested over six weeks. One group did four minutes of Tabata interval training five days a week. The second group did one hour of moderate-intensity exercises five […]
MarketWatch reports China’s state-run press just issued a warning to billionaire trader George Soros: Lay off our currency. Soros is famous for “breaking” the Bank of England in 1992. The U.K. government was suffering 15% inflation at the time. It tried to prop up the pound’s value by pegging it to a rising German Deutschmark. […]
From Mark Ford, editor, Creating Wealth: In 1968, television network ABC was down in the ratings. So it invited two public intellectuals to debate one another during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. These men were William F. Buckley Jr. (the conservative) and Gore Vidal (the liberal). Best of Enemies is a fascinating documentary that […]
Initial public offerings (IPOs) have ground to a halt… Bloomberg reports the U.S. stock market has seen zero IPOs in 2016. Nineteen IPOs hit the market in January 2015. The current month boasts the lowest number of new offerings since the depths of the financial crisis in December 2008. Analysts are quick to blame the […]
From Bob Irish, editor, Retirement Insider: The funeral for Douglas Devos was lavish… Tranquility Funeral Home and Crematorium billed—and received—$51,186. The bill included: $14,021 for a mausoleum $8,210 for a casket $3,195 for a horse and carriage $2,385 for three 22-passenger limos $1,400 for eight police escorts $795 for embalming for public viewing $480 for […]
“The only winning move is not to play”… The Wall Street Journal reports the mood out of last week’s World Economic Forum is somber. The annual conference in Davos, Switzerland, boasts some 2,500 attendees. They represent some of the world’s top business, political, and intellectual names. This year’s overriding theme was dire: The world’s central […]