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The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
November 2, 2010 – 10:38 am | One Comment

I was forwarded an article this morning from www.TheStreet.com that gives a pretty fair assessment of the current state of the economy.  It highlights the good and the bad and allows you to form your …

Are bonds safe right now?
October 13, 2010 – 2:54 pm | 123 Comments

Warren Buffett recently said It is “quite clear stocks are cheaper than bonds” right now.
This is a question that should be on all investors minds right now.  Unfortunately its actually the opposite and most people …

Three Investment Ideas
October 1, 2010 – 9:31 am | 2 Comments
Three Investment Ideas

You may not know who John Paulson is, but you should.  He is the founder of NY based Hedge Fund, Paulson and Co. which manages somewhere around $35 Billion!  Paulson is #45 on the Forbes …

Those hidden fees in your investments
July 22, 2010 – 3:57 pm | 56 Comments

12b-1 fees are fees that mutual fund companies use to pay the brokers who sell their products.  The funny thing is not many people know about these fees and they certainly don’t know how much …

Stop-Loss Orders: A False Sense of Security
May 12, 2010 – 12:23 pm | 2 Comments
Stop-Loss Orders: A False Sense of Security

This is something I have said for a while.  Morningstar does a great job at telling investors some of the things that are wrong with Stop-Loss orders.  The issues were magnified in last weeks mid-day …

U.S. Stocks Cheapest Since 1990 on Analyst Estimates
May 4, 2010 – 9:37 am | 2 Comments

Below is an article from Bloomberg last week.  Click HERE to view it.
Even after the biggest rally since the 1930s, U.S. stocks remain the cheapest in two decades as the economy improves.
Profit estimates for Standard …

Is this a true recovery?
April 22, 2010 – 10:46 am | One Comment
Is this a true recovery?

As you may know the stock market has had a great run since the March 9th 2009 low.  Actually as of April 16th the S&P is up 76%!  A good reason why you shouldn’t try …

What do you think the market is going to do??
April 15, 2010 – 1:50 pm | No Comment

A question I hear ALL THE TIME.  One advisor answers it this way…”To be completely honest, I don’t know what the implications are,” he says. “But I can tell you this: It won’t last. …

Dow hits 18 month high!
March 25, 2010 – 12:44 pm | One Comment
Dow hits 18 month high!

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is currently trading at 10,946.  Only 54 points away from 11,000.  This is the highest the market has been since September 29, 2008.  Proving once again that it is …

The Lost Decade? Not so for the Yale Endowment
March 24, 2010 – 7:58 am | 2 Comments
The Lost Decade? Not so for the Yale Endowment

There was a great article in this months financial-planning magazine, titled “A Yale Tale.” Im not going to add much personal context around the story, but instead just use quotes from the article to illustrate …