Category: Retirement
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Ways to use generative AI text in marketing
You are probably not old enough to remember the introduction of pocket calculators in the 1960s/70s. The widely shared worry was that people and especially children would forget how to multiply and perform other basic mathematical operations. Instead, what happened was that people forgot the drudgery of long division and operations on larger numbers (“seven…
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ChatGPT vs. Claude
Here is a side-by-side comparison of ChatGPT (3.5) vs. Claude (3) answering the same question. MV: How does one establish a basic cash flow system during retirement? ChatGPT Establishing a basic cash flow system during retirement involves creating a plan to manage income, expenses, and savings to meet financial needs while ensuring long-term financial security.…
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Q & AI
As a freelance financial writer, I was curious about the threat of my imminent obsolescence with the arrival of ChatGPT and similar generative AI chatbots. In an informal experiment, I asked ChatGPT a few questions that are typical of the kind of questions I answer in my freelance assignments, which consist largely of topics in…
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Big themes at Morningstar Investment Conference 2012
Several themes emerged at last week’s Morningstar Investment Conference: Don’t panic 1: “It’s hard to imagine the Eurozone coming apart” (Michael Hasenstab, Franklin Templeton) Don’t panic 2: “For China to experience a hard landing would require two unlikely near-term events… a massive overtightening error, and a banking crisis” (Michael Hasenstab, Franklin Templeton) The best growth…
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Morningstar 2010 Preview
[My chief areas of interest are shown in boldface below.] Morningstar will host its 22nd annual investment conference for financial advisors Wednesday, June 23 through Friday, June 25, at McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago. This year’s keynote speakers are Jeffrey Gundlach, co-founder, chief executive officer and chief investment officer of DoubleLine Capital, who will…