September 1, 2010 Financial Planning
Bearishness Hitting a Peak
According to well-known contrarian indicators such as the AAII’s bull/bear survey (American Association of Individual Investors), pessimism is at the …
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August 25, 2010 Observations & Analysis
Single Women 50+ Beware of “The Nice Guy”
Note: This is a particularly harsh article – but one I think is terribly necessary to write… I am worried. …
August 16, 2010 Financial Planning
Roth Conversion – A Good Idea?
I am currently knee-deep into my final client Roth IRA conversion analyses before the year ends and since I am …
August 2, 2010 Financial Planning
Merger Arbitrage a Good ‘Alternative?”
Investors and financial media seem enamored these days about ‘alternative investing.” Alternative investing includes such things as private equity, hedge …
July 27, 2010 Financial Planning
Most Renters Don’t Insure – Big Mistake
A new study by apartments.com, and reported on MHN Daily news, states that 67% of renters don’t bother to purchase …
July 14, 2010 Observations & Analysis
Beware of Financial “Pornography”
Whenever I am at a social function, the conversation inevitably turns to what each of the conversants does for work, …
July 10, 2010 Financial Planning, Observations & Analysis
Nostalgic
I was looking through some of my saved videos on my YouTube account when I happened upon Ric Ocasek’s Emotion …