"Market investors have survived another bump" by: John Sample

PSA: Retirees must identify and manage income sources

   During your working years, you know where your income is coming from.  But once you retire, you’ll have to know how much you can expect from different income sources - and know how to manage this income to help support a retirement that could last two or three decades.

"Reel Reviews: ‘Crow’ reboot fails to capture magic of original 1994 movie" by: Jessica Shepard

   When it comes to movie reviews on new releases, I don’t always have complete control over what I get to see.  Mostly it’s to see if my critiques fall in line with national commentators or not – more often than not, my opinion is different!

‘Closure’

   The term closure has a connotation of bringing things to an end or finality.   Subconsciously, we may not realize how often closure occurs in our daily life.

"Seems like the fates conspired against me in weekend trip" by: Mike Reddell

   Last weekend was my annual trip to Kerrville to visit my son and family and friends from the classes of ‘68 and ‘69.    It’s a four-hour trip, so I try to leave early to get there by noon.    As usual, I’m running behind and I hurry on Nichols north.

"Deadlines are a never-ending dance of annoying steps" by: Jessica Shepard

   I have over a decade’s worth of experience with deadlines and it never ceases to amaze me how often ours are overlooked as a newspaper.    We haven’t changed ours much over the years – it’s still 10 a.m. Monday mornings in order to meet our print deadline.

"And just like that the stock market is back" by: John Sample

   We are approaching another week of recovery from the correction almost a month ago.     This week, Fed Chairman Powell will speak at an economic summit in Jackson Hole.     I seriously doubt he will tip the hand of the Fed on any rate change coming up next month.

PSA: How to be a ‘seasonal’ investor

   As we move from summer to autumn, temperatures are dropping and days are getting shorter.    But you can also experience different “seasons” in various aspects of your life — including when you invest.    The first such season may happen when you’re starting out in the working world.

"Reel reviews: ‘Alien: Romulus’ ties up loose ends in franchise’s 7th installment" by: Jessica Shepard

   Look, I’ve been waiting for a decent “Alien” franchise movie for the better part of a decade, and the moment I heard about “Alien: Romulus” I was instantly on board to see it as soon as possible.

‘Minding your thoughts’

   Any boat owner living on the coast knows how invaluable an anchor is in relationship to the boat.