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IN THIS ISSUE: 
Personal Money Planning's Newsletter
May 28, 2016

Thanks for taking some time out of your weekend to open our newsletter. This time, I share some tidbits about submarines and the folks who spend time on them (like I did years ago).  Next are links to the recent Personal Money Planning articles in the Times Record News. Take a look at all the information the folks at Eaton Vance compile about the economy in the Market Monitor. We wrap it up with a link about the history of Memorial Day.

Have a great weekend!

Gary Silverman, CFP®
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Memorial Day and Ice Cream
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With Memorial Day weekend here, this ex-bubblehead (an old insulting description of a submariner that we submariners now wear proudly) who is particularly fond of ice cream wanted to share an interesting article about leadership in the submarine service. I think those of you in management might find some lessons to apply, and most of the rest of you might just be intrigued to learn a bit more about what happens deep below in the oceans blue. Click here for the Forbes article from June 2015.

As a side note, on the submarine I served on we only had true ice cream in port--just not enough freezer space to take any with us. But we did have a soft-serve machine. Of course ours never quite worked right and that soft serve didn't harden into something you'd put on a cone. It came out more like a gloppy mess that wasn't a half-bad vanilla shake.

Oh, and the wax-coated eggs mentioned in the article. Trust me, you can eat them after more than two months--or at least we did. They were, admittedly, a little strong of smell with an interesting tint that looked green under the fluorescent lights.

Ah, the memories.

--Gary
Articles
Gary's Latest Articles
From the Times Record News
Digital lives end, too
When we talk about estate planning nowadays, we can't forget that not all aspects of a person's life can be stored away in trunk. In order to allow your loved ones to retrieve personal information and other valued data, you need to prepare your digital world for your passing.
Read Part One, "Facebook," here.
Read Part Two, "Digital Estate," here.

The aging economy 
Folks are living longer than ever. Nice for them, but from a financial perspective, it causes some issues. Read more...
Money101
Money 101:
Monthly Market Monitor
bargraph-money.jpg Take a look at this month's monitor for a better understanding of today's markets.  Click here.
Final
Final Thought
 History that may be news to you
 
 The last Monday in May has been designated as Memorial Day since 1971, but the holiday has a lengthy history. Read here...
  
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