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The Sequence of Returns
A look at how variable rates of return do (and do not) impact investors over time.
What exactly is the “sequence of returns?” […]
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Allen Lottinger
More than 800 dead from earthquake, tsunami
One of the worst disasters to hit our Mother Earth recently struck Indonesia this past weekend when an earthquake and tsunami killed more than 800 confirmed dead that was expected to rise in numbers before the tragedy ended. […]
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Severance Tax: How does Louisiana stack up?
“No taxation without representation!” the slogan that originated during the 1700s and started a Revolution. In the past 300 years, very little has changed with regards to our view of taxes. […]
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Rivalry denied Robison, but stars still shined
As Hahnville hosted Destrehan last week, one can’t help but wonder what might have been. […]
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Many people today are lost; share God’s good news so they can find peace
A large wooden crate with a big dog inside rested on a railroad station platform. The dog was very sad. It wasn’t that he was ugly or abused. He just looked forsaken. A young woman noticed the dog and asked about him. The railroad employee replied, “You would be sad, too, if you were in his place. He’s chewed the tag off the crate and doesn’t know where he’s going.” […]
Allen Lottinger
North Korea pushing economy, not nukes
There’s some good news from across the planet. North Korea is no longer pushing nuclear weapons as its citizens were some time ago. They are now stressing improvement to their economy that will make them a better partner in a world and no longer looking for weapons to explode in other countries. […]
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Overturning ACA Would Free Louisiana
Recently, I participated in a national TV interview on CNN regarding an important lawsuit. I joined this lawsuit with 17 other Attorneys General and two Governors on the legality of the Affordable Care Act. It is an important topic. […]
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Dealing with loss, closure is not a legal matter, it’s a matter of inner healing
All of us have experienced some type of personal loss. We can lose many things – a job, a pet, our health, personal objects, the ending of a relationship, or grieving for our pending death. The most devastating of all losses is the death of a close loved one. […]
Allen Lottinger
U. S. economy growing at fast pace
The U. S. economy has shown a rapid rate of growth recently and in August, wages reportedly have increased at their fastest rate of growth in the past nine years. The economy added 201,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained at 3.9 percent which is near an 18-year low, the government reported Friday in its monthly jobs report. […]