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04/12/2023By: Thomas NoonanGetting older has many values The equity in a home is one of those values Home equity can also be a value that you may regret taking Everyone needs money During inflationary... -
02/17/2022By: Thomas NoonanThere are many famous quotes about opinions Some are funny Some are crude One thing that is undeniable about opinions is that everyone has oneThe internet has helped create... -
02/16/2022By: Thomas NoonanOne of the certainties about growing older is the number of noteworthy events in life continues to increase In short things happen Often times the things that happen seem... -
05/03/2020By: Tom NoonanIts heartbreaking to see the devastation that the COVID-19 virus has caused Not only have too many people become infected but also millions of people have lost their ability... -
06/20/2019By: Tom NoonanAs a young man and a recent college graduate I had a very unpleasant experience with an insurance company It made me distrustful of the entire insurance industry There was... -
11/10/2016By: Tom NoonanThroughout the life on any living person financial decisions must be made These decisions can be basic such as choosing what credit card to use for an appliance purchaseto... -
11/10/2016By: Tom NoonanOne of the most basic characteristics of successful investing is common sense It sounds obvious but it isn’t always as obvious as it should be I’m going to use... -
07/25/2016By: Thomas R. NoonanOver my many years in the Investments Industry I have witnessed investment decisions that were brilliant and others that were borderline insanity If I had to label all the... -
06/04/2016By: Thomas R. NoonanI chose the investments industry as a career more than 40 years ago I did so because I listened to the advice of experienced people who had many years of success but... -
12/02/2015By: Thomas R. NoonanFor those of you that have been following my blogs over the years you know that I have many expressions For instance opportunity is a constant That means there are always... -
10/19/2015By: Thomas R. Noonan%By now many people have heard about a proposal by the Department of Labor (DOL) that will change the rules on how investment advice can be provided to retirement accounts... -
09/23/2015By: Thomas R. NoonanEveryone with assets must plan how they want those assets distributed once they pass away Most people create a will which in many cases could be short and very basic Many... -
06/22/2015By: Thomas R NoonanThe most financially successful people I have known during my lifetime have been great salesmen (saleswomen) Why would I say that? Its simply a fact that someone could be... -
05/30/2015By: Tom NoonanAnyone that has ever been to one of my presentations knows that I like to tell stories True stories With all the discussions going on now about fiduciary liability I thought... -
05/23/2015By: Thomas R NoonanThis past week I was invited to the home of an elderly woman to listen to a presentation given by a Financial Wealth Advisor The advisor was trying to get the woman to transfer... -
04/26/2015By: Thomas R NoonanIn a story written by Carly Stockwell in USA Today college is more popular than ever With an estimated 21 million students in class this year there were hundreds of majors... -
04/17/2015By: Thomas R NoonanThe world is filled with verbal expressions Some have been around for centuries Others have revolved around current trends and technologiesMy parents often said the onlything... -
04/06/2015By: Thomas R NoonanI never had a salaried position during my 40+ years in the investment industry other than my brief stint as a trainee Consequently entreprenuership became a part of me out... -
03/29/2015By: Thomas R NoonanWhen I was a college student I wasnt really concerned about a career opportunity I took Army ROTC and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Army on the day... -
03/22/2015By: Thomas NoonanOne of the advantages of aging is becoming more knowledgeable Throughout my life I have been mesmerized by stories of the elderly Those stories could be about military experiences... -
03/17/2015By: Thomas NoonanThere are literally thousands of individuals that call themselves public speakers Some of them are very good and extremely informative Unfortunately some of them are notvery... -
03/09/2015By: Thomas R. NoonanOne of the benefits of getting older has been the experience of using objects that become outdated because of technology For example I used a slide rule in school for arithmetic... -
01/28/2015By: Thomas R. NoonanI signed an agreement to purchase my first house in December 1975 The owners of the house had it built as a second home in Fort Lauderdale Florida Their primary residence... -
01/19/2015By: Thomas R. NoonanHave you ever heard people say I buy stocks and keep them forever or I day trade stocks or I only invest in real estate There are many more expressions about investment strategies... -
01/11/2015By: Tom NoonanAs a student from grade school through college my grades just barely got me to the next level I was not a good student I had a terrible fear of being called... -
12/29/2014By: Tom NoonanThere’s an old expression about investing “The markets usually accommodate the least amount of people” What does that mean? When everyone is buying maybe... -
11/21/2014By: Tom NoonanFor the past 20 years large institutional investors have allocated a small percentage of their investable money to an asset class called Alternative Investments The purpose... -
07/15/2014By: Tom NoonanWhere can I get a decent rate of return on my investments without the risk of the stock market or the bond market when interest rates rise?There is an investment available...