***** Boris: Good Heavens! Natasha: Boris! You said ‘Heavens’! Boris: What can I do? They won’t let me plug the competition. — Boris and Natasha, from The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle ***** A question I often get from folks is “why haven’t I heard of anyone else using whole life insurance before?” This sort […]
Myopic financial advice
Whelp, I’m officially old. Apparently, I need reading glasses now, at least according to my eye doctor. Funny thing about that… my nearsightedness has actually improved but my astigmatism has gotten a bit worse in my left eye. Anywho, the doc prescribed me two different lenses. Weird, because no other doc has ever prescribed me […]
How to become your own financial expert
Recently, a “financial expert” posted a question in a public online forum: ***** “Anyone here good at breaking down how to channel money an invest for quicker return…” ***** OK… ***** “I help families with long term planning an being set decent later down the road but haven’t figured out a way to get a […]
Who wins in a fight: whole life insurance vs investing?
Sitting used to be the new smoking. Then everyone bought standing desks. Now, standing is the new smoking. Turns out movement is the key. It’s not about standing or sitting. Which is too bad. I made this nifty standing desk many moons ago and when I learnt of the news, I ditched it and went […]
The most braindead simple way I know of to find an exceptional insurance agent
My wife and I have been searching for a contractor to build us a home. We spent a lot of time searching online and talking to friends who had homes built for them but in the end, we found a good builder by doing the obvious. We went to see one of the homes they […]