Collecting My Thoughts

Even though the left, particularly Obama, love to blame Bush for the housing bubble bursting in 2007-2008 which was actually a result of yea...

In going through my e-mail this morning I noticed we had purchased 35 shares of Whirlpool (investment advisor) for $5,124.89 at $146.4254 a ...

We have a very "progressive" income tax in the U.S.--the top 10% of earners pay over 70% of the income tax. Because I am a pension...

The president’s SOTU list—pre-K education; “equal pay”, raising the minimum wage or extending unemployment benefits--is not going to address...

Seniors are not hurting. "Sen. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa) has introduced legislation to increase Social Security benefits and build a g...

Let Obama take us over the Fiscal Cliff (he's out campaigning for tax increases right now) so people know what he's about. Of cour...

When I graduated from college I was 21 and 5 months pregnant. I had other things on my mind than saving for retirement.  .  . like rent, foo...

Some people forget that G W Bush also inherited a recession. The percent of retirees in 2001 who felt very confident or somewhat confident ...

I see I've bought 50 shares of Newmont Mining Corporation (NEM), a gold producer, with significant assets or operations in the United St...

Lately Glenn Beck has been focusing heavily on the economic problems of the various states. We hear a lot about California; not so much abou...