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Medicare vs. Medicaid: The Woody & Buzz of Retirement Healthcare
If you know the Toy Story movie franchise, think about the iconic duo of Woody and Buzz Lightyear. Both show up in Andy’s room with the same overarching mission: be there for their kid. But their toolkits couldn’t be more different. One is a pull-string cowboy built on traditional grit; the other is a high-tech Space Ranger equipped with lasers and a karate-chop action.
In retirement planning, Medicare and Medicaid operate in a similar same way.
Investment Update
Standing Still Can Be Uncomfortable (And Also Wise)
Patience is easiest to admire in hindsight and hardest to practice when everyone else appears to be making money.
That pressure seems particularly strong when a highly anticipated company enters the public markets. Early gains create urgency. Headlines reinforce the excitement. Waiting can begin to feel less like discipline and more like an opportunity slipping away — and this summer, no debut generated more of that feeling than SpaceX.
What makes these moments difficult is that the discomfort is real. Nobody enjoys standing still while others appear to be moving. But the feeling of falling behind and the fact of falling behind are two very different things, and markets have a long history of rewarding investors who can tell them apart.
This month’s Note examines the excitement surrounding initial public offerings (IPOs), how the fear of missing out can influence investment decisions, and why a disciplined, repeatable investing process asks a different question than the crowd.
But first, here’s a summary of the global asset classes utilized in our portfolios and their exposures for August.
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