PSA: Are your heirs ready to receive an inheritance?

Are you leaving an inheritance to your loved ones?   If so, you may want to prepare them.   First of all, let them know what’s in your estate plan - your will, living trust, or other legal documents you’ve created.

"Reel Reviews: ‘Saturday Night’ gives backstage look at Saturday Night Live’s beginnings" by: Jessica Shepard

For me, Saturday Night Live has been hit-or-miss my entire life.   Sure, it’s had an awesome rotation of comedians and a variety of sketch segments at any given time, but largely I’m not an avid viewer.

‘Walking Each Other Home’

The phrase “walking each other home” has a special place in my heart because it pierced the veil of delusion that somehow, we’re all alone on this journey between life and the afterlife.   The phrase is commonly thought to be generated from the 1960s-70s spiritual teacher Ram Dass.

"Paying attention to what the dogs are saying since they’re usually right" by: Mike Reddell

I learned a long time ago to pay attention to dogs.   They communicate a lot better than people I know. Heck, my dogs communicate better than I do half the time.   I guess I should pay better attention to dogs and humans.   We have a miniature Australian Shepard.

"Trying to pin down birthday gift ideas leads to Amazon listing" by: Jessica Shepard

With my birthday on the horizon, I’ve been asked several times what I want as a gift and I have a hard time naming something specific.   At any given moment I’m thinking of at least five different things I could enjoy as a gift but they all seem to disappear the moment someone asks me.

"I find myself not doing a thing and making money" by: John Sample

I know this is like a scratch on a vinyl record where you hear the same thing over and over.   I find new record highs not that annoying personally.   Finally, the market is finding strength in a wider group of stocks outside the Mag 7.

PSA: Saving for college? Or retirement?

If you’re a parent, you may well want to save for your children’s college education.   But could this harm your ability to save for your own retirement?   It is possible to work toward both goals - but you may need to prioritize by focusing more on your retirement.   Why?

"Reel Reviews: ‘Transformers One’ brings robot’s home planet to the big screen" by: Jessica Shepard

I have to confess that last year’s Transformer movie really burned me out on giant robots for a while.   However, I decided to give “Transformers One” a chance because it’s animated and features several snappy one-liners in the trailer.

‘Relationship Landmines’

Landmines are synonymous with warfare.   They’re the main topic in Kevin Bonsor’s article How Landmines Work.    “One of the deadliest legacies of the 20th century is the use of landmines in warfare.

"Weather seems to always be a surefire topic for discussion" by: Jessica Shepard

We’ve got just over 50 days until the Atlantic hurricane season ends on Nov. 30 and I’m already over it.