I had to make adjustments (fortunately the one that needed the fastest adjustment was on a month to month) which I implemented over a fairly short term ($190 a month increase within 5 months).

Your advisors should be implementing strategies with you that avoids subjecting you to a grey area like this.

If you look at the Smoot-Hawley case in 1930, the recession was already underway when these tariffs were unwisely implemented.

What strategies you implement?

I thought about implementing a fine system where if I smell smoke or see a cigarette butt, then they get a $50 fine.

If I am still around for the industry, they usually take 5-8 years to implement once it becomes law, you know, government workers tend to delay everything.

Spending a bunch of money doesn't make you successful, implementation and taking action makes you successful. 

I have been studying, implementing and marketing since June 2015.I grew up in a military family and spent most of my teen years in Silverton OR, graduated high school and joined the military (USN) myself.

I have been trying to implement this strategy for a while now but I have been unsuccessful.

I hear that plan a lot - Just need to implement it (Thats the hard part)I would recommend a book that a lot of people on this site recommend as well as you do seem to be jumping around a lot.The One Thing by Gary Keller.Good luck!