: About Me

I have been married 4 times, have 5 children, and have had more occupations then I care to mention. The more interesting ones, other people have told me are; rodeo cowboy, automotive test driver, financial consultant, radio personality, newspaper columnist.

I grew up in Dearborn, MI. Lived there with my two brothers and parents until 1980. Moved to California where I passed my series 7 general securities exam and became a financial consultant. Moved to Florida in 1985 where I have been a practicing consultant.

Tested cars for the Chrysler Corporation from 1966 to 1980. During layoffs and strikes I rode the professional rodeo circuit and started many of my own businesses.

Started doing the closing Stock Market report for Merrill Lynch in Fort Pierce, Florida. That continued until 1990. Changed firms in 1990 and began writing financial columns for the local newspaper. Became an independent consultant in 2004.

My passion is ...

Travelling and helping other people

I know too much about ...

other people's money

My parents always told me ...

life is to short to put up with the BS

My childhood ambition ...

Race cars

My favorite memory ...

Coaching my daughter's little league softball team to a league championship

Why I write ...

I love to

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading-Daniel Negreanus Power Hold'em Strategies, Watching-Young and the Restless-it is a no brainer noon break, Listening-Crosby,Stills, and Nash, Moody Blues-because I like to.

My first job ...

Caddying for golfers

My best moment ...

Speaking before a national meeting of brokers for AG Edwards and Sons, Inc.

My inspiration ...

My brother Douglas-he gives more of himself than anyone I know

Autos > Buying & Selling Cars What to look for when buying a used RV

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I have been full timing in an RV for the last year and I can tell you that there are so many things to look for in a used RV. The first thing I would suggest you do is to check the year in which the tires on the RV you are looking at were manufactured. They may look new but that may be because of l0w mileage or tire dressing that was applied to the tires to make them look new. RV tires tend to fail do to age more often then they do to use. Be careful of RV's with low mileage. It could mean that the RV has not moved or been used in quite a long time. The problem with a lack of use is that t...

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