Sentimental Stockholdings
As stock pickers, professionals and amateurs alike are terrible. Seriously, terrible. Like so many wise people before me, I would want you all to know that nobody knows anything about what’s going to happen. And it’s completely possible that a major player in the S&P 500 will be disrupted (think GE, now reinvented and back in the index) or a minor player on the NASDAQ (think any number of de-listed tech or bio companies) will cease to exist. There are no guarantees.
When You Live Long Enough, Anything Becomes Possible
Those who have met the Finkel family in person know that we are a small bunch. Long used to being undermined by high shelves and overshadowed by tall, long-limbed folk, we are easy to overlook, literally. But we are loud, and that certainly makes up for what we lack in stature. We are also not slender. I believe a more accurate description for us is “chunky.”
We Are Informed By Our Parents ...
I confess that I remained haunted by Hurricane Jackie’s (mom’s) retirement. Dad was seven years her senior, and when they retired to Florida, she was 63, my current age. For three decades, she spent her days in the Sunshine State walking, playing golf, aerobicizing and socializing.