Like most people, I felt mixed emotions when Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race . . . but mostly relief. Over decades of experience as a trust officer, I saw a surprising amount of dementia among clients and their families. It is a major source of both sadness and stress for everybody. Republicans and Democrats will quibble endlessly whether Joe Biden did anything…
Back when it was fashionable to be a nerd, you could always brag you were “uploading” your back-office files to the “Cloud” . . . whatever that was? As it turned out, the Cloud is a safe, inexpensive way to preserve and protect all your “data”. In those days, you could still ask dumb questions, such as “how do I know it is safe? or…
Following the attack on Trump this week, both the current President and the past President have asked the American people to “bring down the heat” of our rhetoric . . . fair enough, you say . . . but how? I believe it is difficult to yell at somebody when your mouth is full of food! If you are a Republican, when was the last…
Usually attributed to Voltaire and numerous others . . . The thoughts, opinions, and emotions expressed herein are strictly those of Jim Flinchum, not Bay Capital Advisors nor any humans associated with Bay Capital.
How terrible! Some young punk, with more guns than brains, came within one inch of killing our former President, Donald Trump. Remember guns don’t kill people, but young punks with guns can come within one inch of killing one of the most protected men on the planet??? Maybe, the easy availability of guns might be one minor little contributing factor?? You think . . .…
After Thursday’s mild inflation report, I listened to two rocket scientists discussing it on TV. They rattled on about how inflation is a tax on consumers, especially poor consumers, because their dollar doesn’t buy as much. (yada . . . yade . . . yada) They cited some study (that I never heard of) that “snacks” cost 34% more now than they cost in 2019.…
My father became a born-again Christian while serving in Europe during World War II. He has been a loyal Republican voter since Eisenhower. (I don’t think he ever voted for a Democrat?) Then he got old. He was indignant when I removed the guns from his house. He cried when I took his car keys. I cried as I drove away from his nursing home.…
Economic America is stronger than Political America. Inflation is dropping, albeit more slowly, but that’s expected as we get closer to the 2% goal. Unemployment is already quite low. Twice as many jobs are still available as applicants. Home prices are healthy, maybe even too healthy. Our GDP growth rate is not great, but it is still among the best in the industrialized world. Economic…
Any American close to an English friend faces this annual dilemma: How do you share the fun-spirit of our Independence Day from England, with our English friends? Most Americans just exclude those English friends.Some Americans just offer a ceremonial hot dog & cold beer to anybody with a British accent.I’ve found the Brits are fine with anything, as long as they can laugh about how…
I pray that God continues to bless All Americans!Young or old, tall or short, smart or dumb . . . all Americans!All Christians, Jews, Muslims, miscellaneous, and atheists too!All colors too – black, white, brown, yellow or pink. I pray that God blesses Republicans and Democrats . . . who drive us all crazy.All politicians who are patriotic, instead of partisan.All government workers, who are…
Just like real people, long-time students of the stock market have their favorite movies. Remember “The Graduate”, a 1967 romantic comedy? There is one scene early in the movie where Dustin Hoffman is cornered by a drunk (?) stockbroker at a cocktail party, who repeatedly whispers the one word “plastics”, suggesting that is THE future industry to be invested in. The audience laughed at such…
Don’t telephone my 100-year-old father after 5PM! He is asleep by that time. As a boy, I remember that he kept a more normal sleep schedule. His bedtime was 9-10PM. As he aged, he went to bed earlier and earlier, which is not uncommon for the elderly. However, I have recently learned there is such a thing as “sundowning”, which is a little understood set…