Archive for January 2012
Inflation Persists as a Concern for Folks in Retirement on a Fixed Income.
Last Updated on January 27, 2012 by John J. Hohn I worked in the financial services industry for over 40 years, the last fifteen of which as a Financial Advisor for Merrill Lynch in Winston-Salem, NC. My novel, Deadly Portfolio, builds a story around Matthew Wirth, a retiring financial advisor who, in preparing for his…
Read MoreDeadly Portfolio Detective James Raker Resigns Melville County.
Last Updated on June 9, 2022 by John J. Hohn John J. Hohn and dog Jessie I ran into Detective James Raker on the streets in Charles City yesterday. Readers will recall that Raker was the detective who lead the investigation into the rash of murders on Pelican Bay of Lake Heron last summer. Local…
Read MoreThe Best Time to Buy or Sell in the Stock Market.
Last Updated on January 8, 2012 by John J. Hohn As a retired financial advisor, the question that I am asked most often is, “Is it safe now to get into the stock market?” I answer, “No. It’s never safe to get into the market.” When the market is falling, I hear, “Do you think…
Read MoreEpiphany, the 12th Day of Christmas, Ended the Season in My Boyhood Home.
Last Updated on January 6, 2012 by John J. Hohn #epiphany #chrsitmasseason #holidays Another Christmas season is history. When I was a boy, it felt as though the high point in the year was over and the long uneventful winter stretched out as far ahead as I cared to imagine. I longed for summer when…
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