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In the year’s first half, according to research shop Morningstar, the firm’s U.S. Growth Index is beating its U.S. Value Index by more than 33 percentage points a 14.9% gain, versus an 18.5% decline. If things stay that way, it would be growth’s biggest rout since the heady days of 1999. People always assume the past will continue, but market inflection points can be sudden and extreme, says Morningstar’s Lefkovitz. There is a lot of opportunity on the value side of the market right now and these things tend to turn on a dime. - Very interesting topic....

The world lost one of its greatest and most accomplished basketball players on Sunday, January 26, 2020. Early in the morning, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant and his 13-year old daughter, along with seven others, died when the helicopter they were in crashed amidst foggy conditions in the hills of Calabasas, California. Kobe was 41. Losing a husband brings grieving and heartache enough without the unanticipated leap into the deep end of personal financial management. And Kobe’s death reminds us that if your husband were to die, you now have special considerations when planning your financial future.

From our Social Security and Retirement class on Tuesday! We have another class tonight. The presenter (aka my dad) is very good. We get at least one person every night say that this is the best class they have been to on the subject matter! He doesn’t disappoint.

China's issues could be compounding. Article in Layman's terms.