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Thursday, May 27, 2010

How to Choose a Financial Advisor

A good financial advisor is worth his or her weight in gold. Even at current gold prices! However, a bad one can be detrimental to your long term wealth. There are a lot of choices and even the most educated fall prey to having a lousy advisor. So here are a couple of good questions to ask.

Monday, April 19, 2010

Portfolio Strategy Vs. Portfolio Tactics

When managing your assets you have to consider your overall strategy as well as tactics. Hopefully by now you've overcome all the gloom and have re-equitized your accounts. If not you may want to read some of my previous posts. So what is the difference between strategy and tactics?

Friday, March 26, 2010

Lehman Brothers Files for Bankruptcy on September 15, 2008

This event sent shockwaves through the financial world and the global markets crashed. Swings of 5-10% in the global markets could be seen by the hour. It was chaos, despair and panic. Many sold their stock holdings and fled to Treasuries for safety in preparation for the Great Depression. Was it a good decision?