This year is flying by!! As I write this, the elections are over, and President Elect Donald Trump is putting together his cabinet. Among the people being chosen is Elon Musk. Musk has a very different way of looking at politics. One of the things he talks about is cutting down the bureaucracy of the federal government. Can you imagine how much that alone will save the taxpayers? Think about this. In the last few years how much of our money has been spent on pointless hearings. I have to say that I don’t have a figure, but it must be in the billions. Can you imagine if that money was used to bolster Social Security? I don’t know, maybe we should hold a hearing and discuss it…
The market reacted well to the results as it topped 44,000. In my years of being in the business did I ever think it would reach that mark? At the start of this year, I predicted it would hover around 40,000. I guess I missed this year just a bit. Now don’t get too excited because the jump was reactionary. It could slide back down again. It honestly would not surprise me.
We are now approaching Thanksgiving. You know that day when our family comes over for their once-a-year visit. You get to cook most of the meal and a sibling might bring a molded Jello dish with fruit in it. The football game is on the tube, and everyone seems to be having a good time. Then one of your siblings says something that pisses another one off and then the offended one brings up how hard their childhood was and then it is all downhill. You sit at the table and then realize why you only get the clan together once a year.
I’m sure that you all can share stories of Thanksgivings from hell. If you don’t have any, would you consider adopting a financial guy?
Seriously, Ursula and I hope that you all have a great Thanksgiving and please look for the newest Podcast on our website or Spotify coming soon. Thanks for reading.