  Trust… Hard to Acquire, Easy to Lose  December 29, 2009 by  
Trust… Hard to Acquire, Easy to Lose  We are living in
challenging times, with change being the constant. Many of us
are experiencing information overload with simply too
much “stuff” to digest and act on. Many institutions, companies
and individuals we thought were safe are in trouble. With our
investments we have to be concerned not with return on
investment but return of investment.  Yes, we live in
interesting times. The 1990s was a time when greed ruled. But
the last 10 years have been driven by fear and uncertainty.
Today, safety is an investor’s primary concern. But there are no
guarantees.  Who can you trust?  We used to be able to trust
governments, our own and others. But today, the United
States has gone from being the largest creditor country in the
world to the largest debtor nation. Our leaders in the
legislature view themselves as members of an exclusive club
driven more by getting reelected than by doing the people’s
business. Tod