Christa and I had planned a trip to Newfoundland in September with another couple, neither of whom had ever been to the island, fondly known as “The Rock”. We had escaped Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas only to be greeted by the tail end of Dorian off the west coast...
Hurricane Dorian’s destructive force has completely devastated the Bahamas, in particular the 2 islands that bore the brunt of her fury. It will be many years before these 2 islands come back to where they were prior to the storm. The numbers are staggering. In...
My mother was 19 years old when she was married while my father was 5 years older, both very young by today’s standards but not unusual for their generation. Dad was a Lieutenant Commander at the time doing North Atlantic convoy duty from Halifax to Londonderry and...
Our Dad, Timothy Hubbard Dunn, known affectionately as T.H., would have turned 100 on August 26th. Sadly, he did not make it, but he gave it a good try, passing away at 89. We were very lucky to have had him with us for so long. Today, he would be proud to know that...
My main focus today, as it has been for some time, has been on my children and grandchildren, preparing them as best I can for their financial futures. I try to impress upon them that investing does not need to be complicated. In fact simplicity is the key along with...
We lost an investing legend in January, Jack Bogle. Jack was the founder of the Vanguard Group and the man behind the first index fund. Jack revolutionized the way investors saved for the future, pioneered low cost index investing and was the little guy’s champion and...
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