by Town Close Financial Planning | Jul 20, 2019 | Guest Post, Pension & Retirement News
This is a great article, published in the FT but penned by Don Ezra: What we used to call retirement It’s rare to meet anyone these days who simply stops work in their 60s. Typically you want to do fewer hours or something different, but not doing anything no... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jul 7, 2019 | Guest Post, Investment News
The next recession is on its way. The only time it’s not on its way is when we’re in one. The economy like everything else is cyclical, the difference is that the cycles are uneven as you can see below. Whereas other things are more predictable (e.g.... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jul 7, 2019 | Guest Post, Investment News
An interesting and short piece from Robert Doar. The prevailing wisdom seems to be that’s everything is rubbish and getting worse. It’s a line that always sells well. And it’s true, the middle class is shrinking, you hear about this a lot. You... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jun 29, 2019 | Guest Post, Investment News, Savings News
“A reader asks: “What’s the deal with inflation? It’s bad for our individual spending power. It erodes the value of our money. Yet, the economists want 2% inflation per year every year. Why do we need inflation for a healthy economy? Why can’t we have a 0%... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jun 29, 2019 | General News, Guest Post
This article appears as “The Industrial Miracle” in the May 20, 2019, print edition of National Review. Marian L. Tupy is a senior policy analyst at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity and the editor of HumanProgress.org. “Why the world... by Town Close Financial Planning | Jun 8, 2019 | Guest Post, Investment News
The title of this missive from Ben Carlson says it all: “The S&P 500 is down nearly 7% from the all-time high it reached on the last day of April. This correction has taken the year-to-date numbers from a gain of 18% and change to a gain of nearly 11%. A...