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• Living with Stock Market Volatility

  We love the advertisement. That is partly because the sponsor pays us top dollar. This television commercial shows bulls and bears changing forms in to mascots of the company. Only slots on ...

• The Greenspan Test for Financial Planning and Stock Market Advice

  Tokyo junkets are supposed to involve relaxing polar flights, sushi, and geishas. Poor old man Greenspan ran in to turbulent questions instead. He is feisty as anyone in horn-rimmed ...

• Insurance Drivers of Retirement Financial Planning

  You need help to bathe, dress, and eat. Old age fills all of us with dread. It could be parents today. We are even more likely to need assisted living one day. Increasing longevity is one ...

• Stock Depends on Dining Option

  Why does one restaurant succeed while others fail? Owners can never take customers for granted. Some top outlets of yesterday can lose custom in a flash. It is hard for stock investors to ...

• Spot Bankruptcy of Stock in Time

  Bankruptcies are heightened stock market threats during a recession. The US Fed has attracted widespread criticism for saving Bear Stearns from bankruptcy. India and China are the only major ...

• Financial Planning Lessons for All

  It is a succinct statement on the state of the economy. ”The delay in a rebound of US home sales continues to surprise”. The Boston Federal Reserve Bank President is not the only one ...

• Fly Over the Stock Market Information Nest

  You cannot escape the Information Age. Everyone promises not to spam your data. That does not include looking over your shoulder. Do you ever use a search engine? The best one will not ...

• Malthusian Financial Planning

  We hope that prophets of doom are wrong. Some of us keep worrying they could be right. Malthus lived 200 years ago. He postulated the dilemma of population growth. That nightmare is now close.

• Take This Financial Planning Gift Horse with Grateful Hands

  Financial planning software is free. Do not fret if the business model does not make sense. Just use it to keep track of your expenses.

• RIG Your Oil Dividends War or Peace with Iran

  What should you do with your Energy Sector stocks? Will Bush push his royal Saudi buddy? Can all that Washington has done for security get the Sheikhs to keep crude in just two digits per ...

• The ‘No Comment’ Clue to Mortgage Losses on Your Stocks

  The portly Chair Person is a business Guru. The local stock market hangs on to his every word. Business channels on television depend on his interviews for their rankings. He pays top dollar ...

• How Your Financial Planning Can Benefit from the Demise of Capitalism

  You may prefer the term ‘rebirth’ to demise. Some die-hards may not see the Bear Stearns fire sale as a disruptive business event. Aimless debate is a luxury. Most of us are concerned with ...