Many of us who follow sports were very surprised when former No.1 draft pick Andrew Luck retired from the National Football League this past Saturday evening. The reasons for Luck’s decision, which caught most of the sports world entirely off guard, centered around being stuck in a cycle of injury, pain, and rehab, and losing the enjoyment …
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Whiplash for Your Cash
We’ve seen this movie before: The media knows that nothing captures eyeballs better than photos of distressed traders during periods of extreme market volatility, and the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average this week has certainly given shorter-term speculators whiplash: Monday, August 12 -391 …
Teen “Financial Forum” held at Towerpoint Wealth
Towerpoint Wealth hosted a one hour “Financial Forum” for four teenage extended family members of current TPW clients Rich and Robin Martin, “holding court” in a round-table discussion about money, wealth building, risk, spending, and financial independence. A myriad of different topics were discussed, including: 1. The distinction between “making money” and “building wealth“ 2. …
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Summer in the City
“An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest” (Ben Franklin) Hot town, summer in the cityBack of my neck getting dirty and gritty Been down, isn’t it a pityDoesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city All around, people looking half deadWalking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head But at night it’s …
Are You Old Enough To Remember When…?
An entertaining hashtag on Twitter, #ImOldEnoughToRememberWhen, has been trending recently. Are you old enough to remember when this was the price of food at McDonalds? We also couldn’t resist including this one: Yesterday, the U.S. Federal Reserve, led by Chair Jerome Powell, cut short-term interest rates by 1/4 percent, the first interest rate cut by the Fed since …