Week of 9/16/2021

As you know, the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 was last Saturday. We watched a new documentary, 9/11: One Day in America, and it was harrowing, tragic, uplifting, and many other emotions. It is not easy to watch but feels like a comprehensive and important record of the day’s events. We sent out an email earlier this week about our market and economic update with Guggenheim. It has been postponed until next week, Thursday September 23rd at 12pm Eastern. We hope you can join us. You can register at this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-8m3z74jSMC-gYk4DLWKNg

We learned about the long history of Mohawk Nation ironworkers and their role in building the World Trade Center, clearing the debris after the 9/11 attack, and then building the Freedom Tower. We think you will enjoy it as wells. We are fascinated by a great HBO Max documentary series, 100 Foot Wave. It follows Garrett McNamara’s quest to surf the largest waves in the world, which takes him to Nazare, Portugal. The visuals and music are hypnotic. During a conversation this week, we were reminded of Florida’s unclaimed property website. Many states provide websites where you can search for property, and it may be worth looking in the states you have lived in. We discovered a refund from a medical service that we were not aware of. According to the National Student Clearinghouse, women made up 59.5% of college students during the 2020-21 academic year. Women also successfully earn degrees at a rate 6% higher than men. This has interesting implications, among them that it may be harder for women to get into top colleges if those schools try to create more gender-balanced student bodies. More in this Wall Street Journal article.

This week’s Ask the Joes® (and Cale) looks at the benefits of Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Next week we will look at the latest tax law proposals!

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