Living On the Diagonal

THIS IS NOT THE RETIREMENT WE EVER IMAGINED Do you remember the drill of all those TV financial gurus in the Nineties? I liken to those graphics of a hammer pounding on the brain in old Excedrin or the appropriately named "Advil" commercials. First, "You are never too young to begin to save for your retirement." Trust me, is what they meant while on their quest for their first million by selling advice how to get rich. Alright already, point taken. We employees discussed the options available defined-benefit payout, a deferred compensation plan "457" followed by numerous others including planet "401-K" designed by K-Pax.  Second, when they told you to save as much as possible...for YOUR retirement even though you had a mortgage, car payment, kids to put through school...forget them and "Pay Yourself First! Of course we did not fully understand this concept until Bain Capital unabashedly demonstrated years later.   Third, we had no ide...

Happy Mother's Day To All Across The Globe!                                                  Dedicated to all Mothers Everywhere With   A few Lyrics Adapted for  Victory Day Music by   Burt Bacharach & Lyrics by Hal David ©1987 Performed by Dionne Warwick Ukraine's citizens and members of both warring factions lay flowers in memory of the 31 dead in a fire. (right) The incomparable Dionne Warwick collaborated with Burt Bacharach and Hal David for their award winning song. A song, no doubt recognized across the world, even Russia "What The World Needs Now Is  Love " With special lyrics for Mothers today And for everyone and every day. http://www.youtube....