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I have friends who have done this trip recently and the experience is apparently a great one. I do suppose you have to enjoy bourbon to fully appreciate it…. which I do. I have not been there yet myself, but I anticipate it will someday be on this list of trips I have completed. Luckily… Read more

I’m off topic once again, but this one is important. I often post about investing, and I still will. That is a more fun topic: investing vs saving. However, there needs to be both in your portfolio/account. The question is: how much cash should you have saved up? You can always do your own research,… Read more

Interesting question…. especially for someone like me who will only occasionally drink some red wine. Can I tell the difference between a $5 bottle vs the $30 bottle? Yes, I can. Can I taste the difference between the $30 bottle vs the $300 bottle? I doubt it. I’m not a sommelier but I know when… Read more

The answer is always yes to this question. Here we are in the middle of July and the thought of having taxes done, speaking to your accountant, or that April tax deadline is barely a thought in your head. But they should be…. There is nothing worse than owing the government a pile of cash… Read more

Here is NJ….they certainly are. The air quality here is terrible and over the last several days there has been this yellow/orange haze just lingering in the air. When I look at this map all I can think is: Is the entire country of Canada on fire?! Here is a great website: AirNow Fire and… Read more

So I can admit two things here. 1. I know absolutely nothing about soccer. 2. I was wrong. I figured I would just go with the favorite and said France would win. I was completely wrong but it didn’t make me lose any sleep. I have a friend who told me he was glad to… Read more

We are back from our trip from Tortola BVI. If you want to know about the nightlife and partying in Road Town by the cruise ships docks…..I couldn’t tell you a thing about any of that. What I can tell you is that the people of Tortola are wonderful. The island is beautiful. The beaches… Read more

With the family vacation arriving quickly, one big part of the family won’t be joining us. Deke and Delaney. I know I’m not the only person that treats and loves their pets like children. I certainly do and there is always a slight feeling of guilt leaving them for the week. But that is when… Read more

Pain Killer Ingredients: Preparation: Place all ingredients into a cocktail shake. Shake vigorously to combine then pour over ice into a hurricane or highball glass. Garnish with freshly grated nutmeg and a pineapple wedge. There are slight variations to this drink but that’s pretty close to the original served at the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost… Read more

Do you want some great investing advice? Yes! Do you want to hear it from me? Absolutely NOT. I couldn’t agree more. Read this instead: Warren Buffett’s Best Advice One of Warren Buffett’s most enduring pieces of advice is to “be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful”. This means avoiding… Read more

I admit that I am not a soccer fan (or futbol). Growing up in the US in the 1980s, baseball was still the sport to play in my area. American Football, Basketball, Hockey….all other sports, that to be honest, were played by the better athletes here. Soccer was not played by the most athletic kids… Read more

Soon enough we will be back in the islands and experiencing the BVIs. One of the places I am excited to stop by is Callwood’s Rum Distillery. At one point many years ago, the BVIs had over a 100 rum distilleries with 26 of those being on Tortola. Today, Callwood is the only operational distillery… Read more

I’m a day late since I don’t post over the weekend, but I wanted to say Happy Father’s Day to all the great dads out there. It’s a wonderful experience to be a father. The time moves fast the first 18 years and before you know it, they are off to college and no longer… Read more

As we sat last night at Mikey’s high school baseball banquet, I can’t believe how fast things are moving. It’s not just the fact that he is finishing up his sophomore year, but as I looked around the room, I saw dozens of other kids that I had coached somewhere along the way here in… Read more

It’s hard to believe that Delaney is already 2 years old. Though it doesn’t seem that long ago, she has changed (and so has Mikey from the picture on the day we picked her up). She is still a wild little girl but has definitely calmed down (a little). Portuguese Water Dogs are slow to… Read more

Today is an education on all those lovely hop varieties you love. I absolutely find myself gravitating towards the New Zealand hops….always have since the first day I was wondering what the hell Motueka was! The Motueka hop has specific aroma descriptors include distinctive fresh crushed citrus, mojito lime character, lively lemon and lime tones… Read more

The Stock Market’s Growing Dependence on a Few Companies Recent data shows that the U.S. stock market — especially the S&P 500 — is increasingly driven by a small group of mega-cap technology firms, raising concerns about diversification and resilience. Concentration in the S&P 500The top 10 companies in the S&P 500 now control over 40%… Read more

I was going to go back to a Google Trends for today’s post but once I saw the number one trending topic was SpaceX stock, I figured I might as well touch on that. Are you going to invest in SpaceX? I decided to take a pass on this one and maybe it will end… Read more

Yes, they sure do! I was looking back at the last full family vacation we took which was just 2 years ago. Not really that long ago. I came across some pictures of all of us at dinner during our last night on St. Kitts. I had to look it up on Google Maps but… Read more

Weird topic for a Wednesday…but Deke is acting a little strange lately. This seems to go beyond his normal separation issues from me that he has on occasions. For the record, this is not a concern….more of making people aware that dogs can have some seasonal changes or issues too. When you live somewhere that… Read more

Lately it has been quite hot here in NJ and we’ve been fortunate enough to get in some nice pool days. I’m not going to say I haven’t fired back a few high ABV double IPAs while swimming in the sunshine, but lately I just haven’t wanted anything that heavy in the heat. I definitely… Read more

I’m quite sure this is a commonly “googled” question and you will get a lot of “it depends” responses. Truth is: it does depend on your life situation and I have touched on this several times in the past. But beyond that, let me ask this question: can you handle being invested in the stock… Read more

I have proclaimed time and again how much I love the dividend income from a balance stock portfolio. I have had friends ask me lots of questions about it. One question that comes up is can you just buy a stock by the ex-dividend date, claim the dividend, and then sell right afterwards? The answer… Read more

Well I hope you understandI just had to go back to the islandAnd watch the sun go downHear the sea roll in That little line is from Jimmy Buffett. And though it’s been less than a year that I was in the islands, it’s been two years since we went as a whole family. I… Read more

Good morning and happy Monday. Today’s financial topic is whether or not your portfolio is healthy or not. I utilized AI once again and had it perform an analyzation of my portfolio asking questions such as: “What is the sector allocation of my current portfolio? Please generate a breakdown.”“Based on these holdings, do I have… Read more