“Eleven, Eleven, Eleven and…..,”

- Nigel Tufnel

When the:

Leaves have turned, and,
Screams of touchdown are joined by the sounds of hat trick cheers and slam dunks, and,
The weather is cool enough to enjoy a “cup-of-joe” outdoors, yet still warm enough to “catch some rays,”

Can November be far behind?

The arrival of the eleventh month means that the autumn hues will soon disappear, and the holiday season will quickly be upon us.

Ok. Here you go. The federal government will provide every household with four free COVID-19 rapid tests this season! All you have to do is ask.

Why is this good? Because when the pandemic officially ended on May 11th, 2023, so did all the mandated COVID-19 related exemptions, provisions, and/or rules such as, the requirement of insurers, like the Health and Benefit Plan, to reimburse for at home COVID-19 tests.

While the Local 697 Fund staff cannot offer any financial investment advice, it can nevertheless offer some non-financial guidance. To that end we believe the three assets you should continually reinvest in over your lifetime are:

Meaningful relationships.

Here they are:

There are six (6) healthcare industry lobbyists for every congress person on the hill.

And,

The WHO ranks the United States healthcare system as number 37 in quality of performance. Which means that its healthcare system performs worse than almost any other rich country.