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Business Cycles Aren’t All Bad (2)

2009/07/02 • Category: Foundations

 

It’s a matter of trust

Most economists today consider business cycles to be credit cycles. In other words, they have to do with public confidence, or trust, in our economic infrastructure. When confidence is high, credit flows and economic activity increases. Eventually, confidence reverts to the mean and below, before repeating the cycle. More deeply considered, all economic activity has to do with trust. The story of the development of that trust from personal to infrastructural is the focus of this article.

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Porter Kickham Joins Association of Wartime Vets (0)

In March, Guy went to Michigan for training at the national headquarters for the American Association of Wartime Veterans. This non-profit organization helps senior veterans, spouses and widows get an obscure benefit from the Veterans Association called the Aid and Attendance Benefit.

We are now uniquely able to help our clients plan to qualify for this benefit. Those who qualify receive between $12,000 to $19,000 tax free every year.

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Impartiality Opens Possibilities (0)

If you seek objective advice, then you need an impartial assessment that exhausts all of your options. A prudent expert will dispassionately examine the vast universe of investment products in order to find those which will help you attain your objectives and reduce your risk through diversification.

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Business Cycles Aren’t All Bad (2)

 

It’s a matter of trust

Most economists today consider business cycles to be credit cycles. In other words, they have to do with public confidence, or trust, in our economic infrastructure. When confidence is high, credit flows and economic activity increases. Eventually, confidence reverts to the mean and below, before repeating the cycle. More deeply considered, all economic activity has to do with trust. The story of the development of that trust from personal to infrastructural is the focus of this article.

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Five Duties of a Prudent Financial Planner (0)

Looking for objective, unbiased advice? Thanks to the Uniform Prudent Investor’s Act, opinions and special interests count for little; sound process rules. Five new principles define Prudence in regard to investing practices.

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Everyone Can Leave a Legacy (0)

As a client of Porter Kickham, your retirement will likely turn into something more. Most clients who execute a plan according to our specifications will have an 85 – 100% chance of leaving money in their estate.

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QDRO’s Provide for Ex-Spouses and Children (0)

The QDRO is a judgment, decree or order (this includes property settlements) that relates to the provision of alimony, spousal or child support or property settlement. In order to satisfy the IRS and avoid tax penalties, a judge must issue the order. The mere fact that both parties agree to it is not sufficient to allow the parties to divide the funds without tax consequences.

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