“106 Things We Do” for our Clients at KFG
We made a list of all of the things we do for your clients. We’re at 106 things so far . . .
Political Bets As Risky as Stock Market Timing
As an admitted political junkie, I am among the "fans" for whom a US Presidential election is similar to football's Superbowl or soccer's World Cup. This year, I found a way to combine my interest...
Increased Social Programs Don’t Equal Socialism
With the 2020 elections, we are hearing a lot about socialism. Many fear that, should the Democratic party sweep the White House and Senate, an inevitable march toward the US becoming a socialist...
High Advisor Commissions for High-Risk Investments
Financial advisors who charge commissions are two to eight times more likely than those who charge fees to recommend risky investments. This is the finding of a survey done by the North American...
How Much Money Equals Wealth?
How much money do you need to have to be considered rich or wealthy? The best answer is "it depends," considering your definitions of rich and wealthy. Are they terms defined by one’s net worth,...
Creating Money to Fund Social Security
In two recent columns, I discussed two reasons not to worry about the possibility of "defunding" Social Security. First was the unlikelihood of Congress and the President ending Social Security...
Trump’s Tax Avoidance
Every once in a while, a breaking news story is on a topic that I actually understand. The September 27 New York Times article, "Long-Concealed Records Show Trump’s Chronic Losses And Years Of Tax...
Funding Social Security Without Payroll Taxes
Last week I pointed out the strong improbability of Social Security failing despite President Trump's promise to support eliminating the payroll taxes that fund it. Accomplishing this would require...
What’s new at Kahler Financial Group?
We are excited to announce the launch of our new Kahler Financial Group website. We encourage you to come and see what it is all about. You can check out all of our updates by clicking the link...
Defunding Social Security? Highly Unlikely
I received this email from a long-time retired reader. "I've been reading a lot of stuff that says we may not have Social Security income before too long. This concerns me, of course—if my partner...
College, COVID, and the Costs of Online Learning
By the time he was eight, my son knew he wanted to become a mechanical engineer. He also was clear that he would attend the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, one of the better value...
Financial Therapy Workshop Offering
Money skills are the 21st century’s survival skills! You may have a great education, a successful career, or be the best in your field… but if you don’t understand how to make sound money decisions,...
Seven Successful Investing Habits
Ever since Stephen R. Covey published The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in 1989, we’ve seen variations of “Seven Successful Habits” on about everything. Here is my version as applied to...