James C. Molet's Blog, page 34

Hell or High Water

Movie: Hell or High Water (2016). A divorced father (Chris Pine) and his ex-con older brother (Ben Foster) resort to a desperate scheme, robbing banks, in order to save their family’s ranch in West Texas. I was pleased to see the movie was recently made available for streaming, so last night I queued it up in the... Read Article →

How To Create A Fulfilling Retirement When Every Day Is Saturday

The following is a guest post from Ann Vanderslice, President and CEO of Retirement Planning Strategies. She helps federal employees understand their benefits, maximize the value of their benefits, and plan for retirement, as well as organize income planning and IRA distributions. It’s the dream retirement many people anticipate for decades. Hang out around the pool... Read Article →

Bills Every American Ought to Lower

The following is a guest post from Jenna, a freelance blogger who is mainly focused on business innovation and breaking stories in business. She has been blogging since college where she studied marketing and has merged her love of keying stories into copywriting work as well as plenty of reading and writing for fun! Find... Read Article →

Running and Thinking

As has been our habit lately –  a long bike ride or run on Sundays – the wife and I put in a long run this morning; five miles to be exact. As we were running, five miles covered over 44 minutes gives you plenty of time to think, a few thoughts came to mind.... Read Article →

A High Income Does Not Guarantee Long-Term Wealth

Thanks to my friend Gage for bringing this story to my attention. As A Denver Broncos fan, I hate all other AFC teams, particularly the better ones such as the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers. Jeff Gross | Getty However, I’m always interested in learning about professional athletes, even a Pittsburgh Steeler, that are... Read Article →

3 Things Women Should Know If They Outlive Their Spouse

The following is a guest post from Cristina Acosta and Nancy Fromm, co-owners of Money Wise, a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based financial-planning firm that helps create retirement-income strategies for people nearing or in retirement. Both are Series 65 licensed and are fiduciaries. The importance of women taking an active role in a couple’s financial planning represents more... Read Article →

Gettin’ My Golf On

Indeed I did. Yesterday afternoon I met my good friend Gage for a nine-hole round. There was a time when we played more often. However, he and his family moved about 60 miles away a few years ago and sometimes it’s difficult to line up our work schedules. Fortunately, yesterday we were able to bridge... Read Article →

Got (Cashew) Milk

I’m not a vegan or vegetarian, nor do I require a gluten free diet. However, over the past couple of years I have tried different alternatives, including soy milk and almond milk, to dairy milk. Although my consumption of milk is limited to the occasional bowl of cereal (perhaps one small bowl every couple of weeks),... Read Article →

Advantages of the Morning Run

My experience has been that while I prefer to engage in some fitness activities, such as yoga – a great way to relax and wind down after a work day – in the afternoon, I prefer to engage in most physical activities, particularly aerobic activities like hiking and running, early in the morning, just before... Read Article →

The Divide

Documentary: The Divide (2015). The Divide tells the story of seven individuals in the United States and United Kingdom striving for a better life in societies where the top 0.1 percent owns as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. The filmmakers do a nice job of weaving these stories with news archive from 1979 to the present day. Inspired... Read Article →