This Yellow Scrap of Paper Came Through 9/11

This time of year always puts me in a reflective mood. Today, I'm thinking of a simple, crumpled sheet of yellow paper... On it - scrawled in blue ink - is a hastily written note from wife to husband. This simple note is one of the more interesting "artifacts" from 9/11. And despite that simplicity, the note conveys a powerful lesson. During the anniversary season of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington - and in the continuing aftermath of the Harvey and Irma disasters - this lesson is one folks must take to heart. To help make that happen, let me share the tale of this simple yellow note - and the message it has for investors, retirees - everyone, everywhere... Tags: Retirement Article To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2017 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post This Yellow Scrap of Paper Came Through 9/11 appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .