WWII WAS THE BLOODIEST WAR OF ALL TIME German military deaths totaled estimates of 4,300,000 to 5,500,000. Estimates of the Soviet Union’s military deaths range from 8,700,000 to 13,850,000. American deaths were about 407,000. Copy and paste: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties It’s reasonable to say that no country ever won a war. Also, it’s reasonable to say war happens when old men with political power send many young men to their deaths. DECEMBER 1944: BATTLE OF THE BULGE For Americans, it was the bloodiest portion of World War II. It took my uncle Phil, among many others. Our casualties totaled about 81,000; the Germans, more than 100,000. On the Eastern front, nearly 2,400,000 Germans were Soviet prisoners of war, of which 356,700 died in captivity. Copy and paste: history/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-the-bulge AN EASY WAY TO PAY OFF YOUR MORTGAGE Visit “The Easy Loan Site.” Copy and paste: onesmartpenny/landers/pages/mortgage-refinance.html?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=%7Bsite%7D&utm_term=stackofhundred_extremebrilliant&utm_adgroup=desktoptablet&utm_medium=aenetworks-history HOW TO RESOLVE CREDIT CARD DEBT Learn about the company Freedom Debt Relief. Copy and paste: onesmartpenny/landers/pages/debt-consolidation.html “IS IT REALLY CHEAPER TO BUY THAN RENT?” You’ll find the answer in the family finances section of the NAPFA website. Copy and paste: figuide/category/family-finances LIEBER: “TIME TO ASSESS YOUR FINANCIAL FITNESS It’s easy to be wrong with published assessments of financial progress. Here are money columnist Ron Lieber’s suggestions in the 1/2/2015 Times: nytimes/2015/01/03/your-money/an-annual-checkup-of-your-financial-health.html?ref=your-money&_r=0 INVESTMENT “THE MOST POWERFUL WEB STOCK SCREENER” That’s the claim by Screener. Copy and paste: https://screener.co/ “BEST WAY TO DIVERSIFY YOUR INVESTMENTS?” The answer is in the 2014 year’s end issue of Forbes. Copy and paste: forbes/sites/laurashin/2014/12/10/is-the-7twelve-portfolio-the-best-way-to-diversify-your-investments/ IGNORING EXPERT BOND ADVICE HAS BEEN SMART Paul Sullivan’s column in the NY Times, “Wealth Matters,” takes note of the common forecasts for interest rates and how they moved down rather than up. Why? “Bond yields follow growth” and the pace of economic recovery has been “slower than expected.” Visit Paul’s full column. Copy and paste: nytimes/2015/01/03/your-money/asset-allocation/for-bond-investors-ignoring-expert-advice-has-been-profitable.html?rref=your-money&module=Ribbon&version=origin®ion=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Your Money&pgtype=article
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