Annuities Can Be an Essential Element of a Good Financial Investment Plan
This blog post is all about keeping your money alive and kicking; thriving while you get older than you thought you would ever be. This hit home for me when my dad died at age 72. This caused me to believe when I was in my sixties that I would be gone by 75. But here I am today just 6…
Simplicity is a Wonderful Thing
Simplicity is a wonderful thing when it comes to understand something, because it is easier to remember and implement effectively. When it comes to your money just remember three words: Save, Invest, and Insure. Those three words create a simple structure for you to implement to do everything important regarding your money and your future plans and goals. 1. SAVE Saving…
“Retirement Planning” The Most Overused Term
Retirement planning is one of the most over used terms in financial planning. Forget it………and in its place do something that is personal, with a specific focus on you and your future. To help you get started on this personal journey, it will help to consider the following six questions. 1. Have you been thinking about planning? 2. Where are you now…
What’s with the Penis Bone of a Walrus?
It is still 1965. This is not a war zone. It is a survival zone – physically and psychologically. Lose respect for the elements here, and they will devour you in seconds. Take the young airman who jumped off the end of the pier into ice-filled North Star Bay. He was drunk. He was going to swim home to his mother. This…
Foreign Relations the right way in Greenland
It is the land of “the midnight sun.” In Greenland, time was not just measured by clocks it was measured by light, or the lack of it. From May through August, the sun never sets. From November through January, total darkness. During spring and fall, the transitions happen fast. While it is not like a ride to the moon, your body and…
The Rescue That Taught Me That Discipline Was Not Optional
In 1965, I learned firsthand that the greatest danger at Thule Air Force Base in northwestern Greenland was not an enemy. Instead, I soon discovered it was the environment. Thule was a remote Arctic outpost, just 700 miles from the North Pole. At the time, about 6,000 military personnel and 2,000 Danish construction workers lived there. Once anyone stepped beyond the boundaries,…
Welcome to my Blog!
Welcome. My name is Vern Hayden CFP, author of How Do I know You Won’t Steal My Money?. I’m so happy to have you as a visitor to my blog about my new book. This project is very special to me, and I hope to share some of that excitement with you here. I’ll be using this blog to interact with you…
