A story of true love By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: Sunday, October 15, 2023 My dad died on May 8, 1999, and I really cannot take credit for this story – So I will give that credit to my mother, Edith Nix. My dad was only 69 years of age when he …
Use cash when you can
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: Friday, October 13, 2023 This may come as a surprise to you: It surprised me when I first read it and I worked for 42 years in the financial services industry. Lately, there has been a huge push for consumers to use plastic – or phones – …
Service and Fast Food
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC -- Date Published: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 Back in the late 1950s and during the 1960s when fast food restaurants were just taking hold in America … the king of fast food was McDonald's. Back then, this was truly a fast-food restaurant. In addition, the “Customer Service” was superior. …
Small Dogs of the Dow Options
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: September 25, 2023 Note from author: I used to use an investment strategy that worked so well and was so simple and made me a ton of money … but like most people, I got bored and tried to do other things that would make money faster. …
Oh Lord, the Fed is at it again
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: September 22, 2023 The Fed is at it again … Below are excerpts from a daily email I get from Zacks Investment Research and I want to give the writer, Kevin Matras, acknowledgment for these words of wisdom: Stocks closed lower yesterday after the Fed announcement on …
American Education
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: Wednesday, September 21, 2023 Education in America has many strengths – but it also has many weaknesses. On the one hand, the US has some of the best universities in the world. My daughter and son-in-law teach at one of them. University students in the US have …
Work from home – or not?
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 Working from home has advantages and disadvantages for both employers and employees. The purpose of this article is to delve deeper into both from both perspectives. Where did it all start? For many in the workforce today it started with the so-called “Covid …
Cyber-attacks in America
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: Monday, September 18, 2023 I was awakened last Tuesday to the fact that there are many cyber-attacks in this country and relatively nothing is being done about it. The number of attacks are growing daily. I got a call from my Visa Card provider asking me about …
Are we putting the cart before the horse?
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: September 13, 2023 As I think about the big push for electric vehicles in America and around the world by our country's administration and climate activists; I have to ask if we are not putting the cart before the horse in building electric vehicles before we have …
Mandatory Retirement for Congress
By: Jerry Nix | Freewavemaker, LLC Date Published: September 7, 2023 Did you know … There are some occupations in the country that have mandatory retirement ages? For example, the following are some occupations with mandatory retirement ages in America: Airline pilots: 65 years old Air traffic controllers: 56 years old Firefighters: 57 years old, …