Monday, June 14, 2010

Life Expectancy

Today is Flag Day and it’s the 233 birthday of the U.S. flag. It represents our nation; our ideals, values and freedom. In 2010, what does that mean?

I feel like 100 years ago, it represented something more than what it represents today. It represented a country that you can depend on. Now, look at us. It’s a scary, small world. The U.S. is the world’s police. We’re engaged in two [known] wars and involved in every country’s problems. We’re spending more money that we take in and we’re leaking more oil than we can contain. What else? The outlook of our future looks grim.

What got my thinking this way is my 401K. I’m investing in something that I hope is tangible when I retire in roughly 30-40 years. How can one depend on financials that are run by corrupt organizations? Give them money, let them manage your life. In this day and age when the stock market is climbing out of the Great Recession and international markets are tanking, what’s left to invest in? I was reading an article this morning in the New York Times and Glenn Beck had this investment advice:
“Gold, God and Guns:” three possible scenarios for the economy: recession, depression or collapse.
As I said, the future looks grim. One piece of advice: trust God.

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