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Stocks Part 2 – Understanding the Numbers and Ratios (less basic)

February 21, 2012 | 11:39:24

In the previous installment I went over a glossary of stock terms, let’s continue our definitions. These terms are not…
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Stocks Part 1 – Understanding the Numbers and Ratios (basic)

February 21, 2012 | 11:23:43

A constant goal that I have is to educate clients. My hope is that when clients hear terms in the…
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What’s the Difference Between The Federal Reserve and The US Treasury Dept

February 21, 2012 | 01:02:11

Most of us know the heads of these organizations: Ben Bernanke as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve (Alan Greenspan…
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So Much for the End of the World

February 17, 2012 | 02:55:13

As I write this, the Dow and S&P 500 just closed out about on another post-Financial Crisis peak (if you…
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Why Does it Feel Like My Own Expenses are going up Faster than Inflation?

February 17, 2012 | 02:38:42

Last year, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that inflation was 3%, but many of us feel that things…
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Bonds Part 2: What Else Affects Price Movements?

February 16, 2012 | 14:28:05

In the previous article on bonds (“Part 1”) I gave an analogy to help readers understand how bond prices can…
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Bonds Part 1: The Difference Between Price and Yield

February 16, 2012 | 10:11:54

The way the media reports day to day bond market activity can be confusing. The reason is that they can…
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Financial Management Unique to Baby Boomers

February 14, 2012 | 01:57:29

Boomers are in a tough spot. They’ve had two of the most severe stock market declines in the past 80…
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Municipal Bonds 101

February 13, 2012 | 09:47:34

A common way that people have the chance to earn a tax free rate of return is through municipal bonds.…
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The Bond Rating System

February 13, 2012 | 04:26:11

The bond rating system can be confusing because there are three separate but similar systems of rating bonds. We all…
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Retirement Income Planning

February 11, 2012 | 03:05:45

Retirement is one of the hardest life events to plan for financially. Because there are so many variables that cannot…
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What’s the Difference between Diversification and Asset Allocation?

February 10, 2012 | 08:37:55

Frequently I hear these terms used interchangeably, but they are two distinct concepts seeking to solve the same problem. Investing…
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Of all the Charlie Browns in the world, you’re the Charlie Browniest

February 6, 2012 | 11:24:00

Many of you may recognize this as a quote from Linus in A Charlie Brown Christmas. The investing world seems…
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Longevity Risk

September 13, 2011 | 17:13:48

I see financial advising as a mix of many skills. Sometimes it’s that of investor psychologist, but in the nuts…
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The 10 Year Treasury Hits a Historic Low | From Thread ‘Baby Boomers’

September 12, 2011 | 17:08:35

Yesterday was history beyond the headlines as investors worldwide ran fearfully into 10 Year US Treasury Bonds, it pushed the…
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