Most investors either have now or have had money invested in the cash-equivalent known as money market funds. Few have noticed that recent regulatory changes could expose some of the underlying volatility of these safe investments…
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Unintended Consequences of Foreign Income Exclusion
On July 14, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act became effective, and instantly virtually all foreign banks were required to keep track of, and report on, all assets held by U.S. citizens…
Retirement Myths and the New Reality
In a new survey conducted for Bankrate.com it was reported that 14% of Americans age 65 and older have no retirement savings. For people 50 to 64 that percentage jumps to 26%…
A Tender Good-Bye
Occasionally we experience the profundity of our work in a simple and tender gesture. In this situation, it was an insisted hug from a long time client when he was leaving the office…
How to Guide Teens Towards Becoming A Millionaire
Your teenager is in the last month of his or her summer job, and chances are the wages have been collecting in a bank account. What should happen with that money when your child goes back to school?…
The Value of Trusts and Odd Behavior
There are a lot of negative things to say about the 80 year old Donald Sterling, the soon to be former owner of the LA Clipper’s basketball franchise…
Smart People Do Stupid Things
Sometimes you read things and wonder, what in the world was that person thinking?…
Bubble Babble Creates Opportunity for Following the Fundamentals
In the investing world, there is an old adage: bull markets run up a wall of worry. Well, we are certainly hearing a great deal about market corrections, bubbles and impending doom…
The Big Yawn
Currently the headlines and media describe the problems occurring in Ukraine and Russia. Often it seems we are on the verge of war or a return to the Cold War…
The Surprising Benefits of Sleep
Are you and the other members of your family getting enough sleep? How do you know…
Mass Media Finally Agrees With Our Assessment of the US Economy
In the Time Magazine article titled “SURPRISE: THE ECONOMY ISN’T AS BAD AS YOU THINK” (07/28/14) by Roger Altman, Time magazine agrees with our assessment of the economy for the past year or so. Things are getting better…
Don’t Fear the Correction
At of the end of June, the Standard & Poors 500 index has completed 32 full months without a correction of 10% or more. We are living in a remarkably long bull market…
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