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The Debt Crisis: If Treasury Bonds Aren’t Safe, What Is?
Wall Street Journal article written by: Jason Zweig How can you lower your portfolio's risk in a world of rolling government-debt crises? Start by taking a deep breath. Then, see if you need to do some tinkering—but not too much. Read Article Here...
Five money moves one inflation hawk is making now
Article written by: Jonathan Burton of MarketWatch This article goes over Robert Arnott's "Five Money Moves" to weather the US debt hurricane. Explaining QE2's exiting, and the expected steps that Bernanke is going to take that will cause inflation to skyrocket. Read...
Structured products ‘absurdly destructive’ for retail investors: Report
Article written by: Liz Skinner Structured notes and other derivatives products have been marketed by Wall Street as safe and secure investments. Of course, there's safe and then there's safe. Retail investors of all stripes have lost at least $113 billion by...
Ready to Retire? Here’s a Five-Year Pre-Retirement Plan.
Retirement planning, at its best, is about much more than the size of your nest egg. With that in mind, one of the smartest ways to prepare is to map out a to-do list, one that counts down to "R" day. Read More Here... Wall Street Journal Aritcle written by: Anne...
The Truth About Hedge Funds
Article written by Market Watch's Brett Arends The crisis is over. Bernie Madoff is long since forgotten. And the money is flowing once again. According to Hedgefund.net, investors pumped another $22 billion into hedge funds of all description last month, the fastest...
How to Determine Cost Basis of Old Stock
Article first published in the Wall Street Journals SmartMoney blog. Read WSJ-SmartMoney Blog article here...
Is That iPad 2 Really Worth $2,000? – WSJ.com
We love our iPads but . . . this article offers some excellent insight into the cost of not saving for retirement. WSJ.com article here...
When Your Adviser Can’t Be Trusted
A descriptive article on an adviser's fiduciary duty by Karen Blumenthal and posted on wsj.com. Read Article Here...