Financial Planning Tool – Benefit from Inflation One of the most important numbers in the financial world is called the CPI – the Consumer Price Index – and understanding it is an important financial planning tool.  It’s vitally important in government, too, because lots of different kinds of government spending are hitched to the CPI.  [...]

I ran across this piece in Senior Market Advisor a magazine written for Insurance Agents and specializing in the Baby Boomer market. I don’t read much in this magazine that I agree with, but this article from Matt Thornhill the Founder and President of the Boomer Project is excellent, short and dead on right. Hope [...]

Another excellent post from Dan Cuprill. Tips for the Young Dan Cuprill Since I’m no longer considered a young adult (and thank goodness for that.  I never liked being asked for my ID), I am now in a position to offer advice to those who are.  Specifically, those under the age of 35.  If I [...]

Dallas Retirement Planning – County Government Wow! A couple of days ago I posted my response to Collin County Commissioner Joe Jaynes.  Apparently, I did not get his attention, maybe my response to his next group of half truths might. – John Pollock —————- Dear Friends, You have seen the numbers before: Approximately 40% of [...]

Financial Planning Advisors – Building Portfolios Like lots of financial planning advisors, I’m a subscriber to Paul Zane Pilzer’s newsletter.  If you aren’t familiar with Mr. Pilzer, he was a kind of child prodigy in the financial world.  He was Citibank’s youngest officer at the age of 22, and its youngest VP at 25.  He [...]