Victor J. Larsen
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If you do agree to meet with one of their financial advisors, you should go in with your eyes open and ask all of the same vetting...
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Victor J. Larsen
Aug 27, 20232 min read
Market Observation, August 26th, 2023.
An interesting observation! For the month of August (through the 24th), the US major indices are down and, more surprisingly, almost...
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Victor J. Larsen
Aug 13, 20233 min read
Alphabet Soup: What Makes a Good Financial Planner?
What is the most important thing a financial planner can do for you? I would submit that it would be to relieve a person or family of the...
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Victor J. Larsen
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Time – Our Most Valuable Asset!
Part I – Time is Our Friend If we can learn how to use time to our advantage, we can avoid a lot of hardship or pitfalls in our lives....
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Victor J. Larsen
Jul 22, 20233 min read
Advice for Life (Live Your Dream) and Advice for Investing (Control Up Stress Down).
My advice would be, follow your dreams! Whatever dream(s) you come up with (and it can and probably will, change, over time) that you...
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Victor J. Larsen
Jul 8, 20232 min read
The Tulip Craze Of 2023 (also known as the Reddit Phenomenon).
Since the beginning of COVID we have seen excessive daily trading volume in a number of worthless or near-worthless securities.
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Victor J. Larsen
Jul 1, 20230 min read
Saturday AM Review (7-1-23)
SCOTUS STRIKES A BLOW TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION • ARE FLYING TAXIS COMING TO A TOWN NEAR YOU? • HAPPY 4TH OF JULY • CELEBRATION • RETIREMENT
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Victor J. Larsen
Jun 24, 20233 min read
The Sad State of Health Insurance in the U.S.
I have been hearing lately about people having terrible experiences with medical emergencies as well as less critical medical situations....
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Victor J. Larsen
Jun 10, 20232 min read
How Good is Your Investment Advisor's Golf Game?
Do you know who is actually managing your money? Are you in mutual funds? Do you realize that mutual fund companies will never advise you...
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Victor J. Larsen
Jun 3, 20230 min read
Saturday AM Review (6-3-23)
Travel Industry · Student Loan Forgiveness · Where In The World Is Real Estate Going · The Debt Ceiling And The Stock Market
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Victor J. Larsen
May 27, 20232 min read
Calm in the Midst of the Storm
I have recently noticed a plethora of radio and TV ads pushing annuities and gold investments. There is, I think, a close correlation...
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Victor J. Larsen
May 20, 20230 min read
Saturday AM Review (5-20-23)
Social Security · When Do I Need To Work With A Financial Planner · Turtles Can Fly · The Myriad Of Financial Issues Seems To Be Endless
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Victor J. Larsen
May 13, 20231 min read
Planning in Contemplation of Divorce
I don’t normally like to write about painful subjects, but one that seems to come up rather frequently, either in casual conversation...
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Victor J. Larsen
May 6, 20230 min read
Saturday AM Review (5-6-23)
Property Taxes · Has The EV Craze Gone Too Far · Sub-Prime Education · Where Is The Market Going?
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Victor J. Larsen
Apr 29, 20233 min read
Legacy Planning In The New Economic Paradigm
If you've been reading our earlier blogs or our Saturday AM Review, this blog may sound a little bit like a broken record. One reason I...
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Victor J. Larsen
Apr 22, 20230 min read
Saturday AM Review (4-22-23)
Announcements · Fiesta...It's Back · Food For Thought · Asset Maps
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Victor J. Larsen
Mar 31, 20232 min read
Strange Times Are These In Which We Live
Once again, I would love to write about something fun and nice for this week. In fact, I picked a topic for consideration which was a...
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Victor J. Larsen
Mar 22, 20231 min read
How Much Caution Are You Taking In This Market?
Of all the catchphrases we hear about the stock market, the one that sticks out to me right now is “cash is king”. Others are “the market...
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