This year’s flu season will be unlike others because we will be contending with two serious, contagious, respiratory illnesses that have similar symptoms and are spread in similar ways. With a vaccine readily available for only one of the viruses, we can protect ourselves, our families, friends and community, while also protecting our health care resources by getting the flu […]
Hair off the dog: Coping with copious shedding
It’s October, and that means you are probably in the middle of fall — the season of flurries and “furricanes” as double-coated dogs shed their summer coats so their winter coats can come in thick and heavy. Even if you don’t live in Alaska or Maine, your Alaskan malamute, Bernese mountain dog, Great Pyrenees, Norwegian elkhound or pretty much any […]
Pets of the WEEK
These pets are available from Lee County Domestic Animal Services, 5600 Banner Dr., Fort Myers. The adoption center is open by appointment only from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Visit www.leelostpets.com to complete an adoption application prior to calling 239-533-7387 to make an appointment. Adoptable pets come with spay-neuter surgery, microchip, vaccinations, county license and a 10-day health check. * * […]
Size matters: getting pleasure from small(er) boats
The dream of many people is to retire and move to Florida, have a house on the water (maybe on a canal) and have a boat out back — be it a sailboat, sport fishing boat, dive boat or any number of “dream boats” that would bring us pleasure. Back in the early 1970s, I lived just a block off […]
REMOTELY ON COURSE
Keep your career on track, even when working miles from colleaguesIS REMOTE WORK AND A LACK OF FACE-TO-FACE time with the boss derailing career advancement for ambitious employees? Possibly, but even when working from home, savvy individuals can find ways to demonstrate they possess what it takes to move up in the organization, says Kimberly Roush, founder of All-Star Executive Coaching and co-author of “Who Are You… When You Are […]
Naples Trust hosts investment program centered around elections
The Sanibel Captiva Trust Company recently held a virtual presentation entitled, “Elections Years and Your Wealth Strategy,” in which more than 150 clients and guests participated. Presenters included Ian Breusch, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Timothy Vick, Director of Research and Hood Craddock, CPA, Director of Family Office Services. Some of the key questions the presentation addressed included, “How does the […]
Fool’s School
Secure your financial lifeKeeping your finances safe means more than not leaving cash lying around. You can save yourself a lot of headaches and hassles, and protect your money, by securing your financial life: ¦ Shred any trash-bound documents that have any of your personal information on them, such as your Social Security number, birthdate or account number. ¦ Don’t give out your […]
My Dumbest Investment
Get a load of thisMy dumbest investment was trusting my old financial adviser’s recommendation of mutual funds that charged load fees. I learned my lesson, though, and now I stick with no-load mutual funds and exchangetraded funds. I buy and hold, follow the market, and keep learning at Fool.com. — P. F. D., online The Fool Responds: Mutual funds that charge load fees are […]
Ask the Fool
Saving for a HouseQI’m saving to buy a house in a few years. How should I invest that money? — P. W., Carmel, Indiana ANot in stocks, unfortunately. The stock market is arguably the best way to grow your wealth over the long run, but in the short run, anything can happen — such as a market crash at an inconvenient time, forcing […]
Name That Company
I trace my roots back to Los Angeles in the 1930s, when Hubert Hansen and his sons launched a business in fresh fruit and vegetable juices. Later, I sold sodas. I filed for bankruptcy protection in 1988. I survived and expanded — offering smoothies, vitamin drinks and energy drinks — and got a (scary) new name. Some of my operations […]