Happy October to you all! I know the past several weeks have been somewhat harrowing in the financial world, but goodness, hasn’t the Fall weather been fantastic so far? As unusual as our weather has been (here in Central Illinois) all year, the Autumn has just been beautiful, with sun-drenched “coolish” days, crisp evenings, and very little rain – which our local farmers have really been taking advantage of.
I’ve been hearing about some very good soybean and corn crop numbers, so the view from here is that it has been a pretty good year in the agricultural community. Add to that the fact that gasoline is now selling for less than $3 a gallon again, plus the stock market is back to showing signs of an upward push (we’ll get to that later), things are looking pretty good, I’d say.
My point is, even as dire as things seemed from the news reports lately, there are plenty of things to be thankful for. In this month’s newsletter, I’ll be detailing some of the very good reasons we have to be optimistic about the financial outlooks as well. Bear in mind, you don’t see the screaming headlines when things start to look good – those kinds of stories are reserved for doom and gloom – so to balance out what you hear and read, have a look at what my point of view is on the matter.
I can learn from you, you can learn from me - please leave your comments and links!Jim Blankenship, CFP®, EA, is an expert in personal retirement, IRAs, and tax issues, with more than 20 years of experience in the industry. . Read more from this author
