Tony Brewer

We seem to have an overabundance of stink bugs around our house this summer. I remember last years reading some articles in the newspaper about how many there were, but I saw darn few of them last year. Now it seems that every time I am looking out a window I am seeing a stink bug attached to the screen of it! And we’ve seen a few in the house, as well. That makes Teri very unhappy because she does not want to have to deal with any bug that is reputed to give off a bad odor if you kill it. I have been tryng to pick them up with a tissue and escort them outside, so as to eliminate any possible stench in the house. I wonder why they are so abundant this year! And I wonder what kind of animal eats them!

I had never heard of having gold IRA or gold 401k accounts before Teri’s Uncle Steve told us that he had taken a hard look at his savings plans and had decided to perform a gold IRA transfer.

I always thought that if you invested in gold that you had to physically HAVE the gold in your house or in a safety deposit box! I’m not exactly sure how much trust I would put in a company that says that they will hold onto the gold for you! It just puts me in mind of a rascal that my brother used to work for back in the 1980s who sold the same piece of gold to several different clients, telling them that he would keep it safe for them in his office! These things worry me! I’d have to do a lot of investigating before doing something like that!

Teri has been trying to locate as many of her relatives as she can fine so that she can hold a huge family reunion next summer.  One of the things that she has found during this endeavor is how many people in her family don’t even own a computer!  They have no interest in learning anything about the Internet!  We were really shocked by this because just about everyone we know in our families use computers and the Internet – at least for email!

So I’ve been thinking about how many people there are in our society that just are not tech savvy enough to take full advantage of valuable financial tools such as Online Trading .  I wonder how many of “us” don’t even know how to open IRA Accounts or get involved in creating wealth through Stock Trading.  I hope that the public schools are teaching the children in high school the things that they are going to need to really get along in the not-so-distant technologically intensive society we are heading into!

As the baby boomers age, there will be more demand for doctors, nurses, chiropractors, pharmacists, technicians of all sorts, nursing homes, assisted living facilities and medical supplies.  If one is looking for job security, a medical field job is a good bet.  Seems as if just about everyone I know has some kind of medical problem.  Teri’s Aunt Lydia has kyphosis and her doctors want to perform surgery on her to correct it.  Her Uncle John has a bulging disc that has been giving him a lot of pain.  The doctors want to operate on that, too.

I can remember a time when I was a child that I was so sick that my mother called a doctor that came out to the house to see me.  I don’t remember what the diagnosis was, I just remember that my mother had me sleeping in her bed (which never happens) and the doctor came to see me while I was in her bed.  I sure wish doctors still made house calls!

Seems that nowadays if one needs a doctor’s appointment fast you often have to go to an urgent care center instead of going to your own doctor.  Your own primary care physician is just too booked up to see anyone on short notice.  That makes me really uncomfortable; the urgent care center practitioner doesn’t have your entire history in front of him (or her) and cannot always tell if you really need a medicine or if you are just seeking drugs.

As many of you can imagine, it has been “low tide” for Wilmington NC real estate, as well as around the entire country.  So many people are struggling to pay their bills and are so uncertain about their futures that many of them are not even thinking about buying a house right now!  And sadly, many homeowners are finding themselves under water with their houses; owing more money on their mortgage than what the house is worth.

For those consumer that actually have some money, though, this is a good time to invest in Wilmington NC real estate.  Bargains can be found!  It truly is a buyer’s market, and it has never been a better time to buy!  What saddens me, though, is how many of my own personal friends and family are struggling so hard and are not able to take advantage of the great bargains out there.