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May 2021

From Gifford to Hickman

Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on May 28th, 2021

Pvt. Jonathan Lee Gifford was the first U.S. soldier killed in Iraq.  He was killed just two days into the war on March 23, 2003.  Spc. David Emanual Hickman was killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq on November 14, 2011. The Washington Post on December 17, 2011, said Hickman “may have been the last” U.S. soldier killed in Iraq.  After reading an article about Gifford and Hickman my sister, Gloria, was inspired to write the following poem “From Gifford to Hickman.”

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Americans Are Paying Off Debt at Record Rates: Is That Good or Bad?

Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on May 24th, 2021

It seems safe to assume that for most of us, not being in debt is a good thing. After all, debt, though it can be a useful tool at times, limits our options about how to employ our financial resources. Especially with consumer debt like credit cards, payments on the debt must be made every month until the balance is satisfied.

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Estate Tax Considerations for 2021

Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on May 17th, 2021

By now, it is widely recognized that the massive pandemic relief bills enacted by both the Trump and Biden administrations have added immensely to the federal budget deficit.

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Population Growth: An Update

Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on May 10th, 2021

You might remember dire warnings some years ago about global overpopulation and the threat of overcrowding in the US. So how fast, exactly, is our population growing?

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A Tribute to My Mother

Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on May 8th, 2021

She was born like a flourish of color against the dismal grey milieu of the Great Depression, the grace of her presence like a divine promise that our country might soon emerge from its hard times with renewed life and vigor.  Fair haired with deep blue eyes and a disposition as gentle and sweet as her countenance, the little girl came into the world just as she left it seventy years later—an angel.  If love is patient and kind, and if love bears all things with grace and equanimity, then Irene Elizabeth Anne Wittig was love.

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A New Pandemic Surge: Medical and Law School Applications

Submitted by Bernhardt Wealth Management on May 3rd, 2021

Perhaps an unanticipated effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is a major increase in the number of persons seeking admission to the medical and legal professions.

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