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We are not even six months removed from a period when many economists were predicting we’d see a double-dip recession.  Bob Veres, author of Inside Information, wrote a piece back in September that discussed some important counter-points to the bearish prognostications that perpetuate the the wall of worry a bull market typically climbs.
If you’re feeling [...]

You’ve no doubt heard stories this week that the Obama Administration and Republican leaders have negotiated an end-of-year tax deal which will, among other things, extend the current income tax rates for the next two years for all Americans.  Capital gains and dividends would also be taxed at the current preferred (lower) tax rates.
According to [...]

Want to have a little mindless fun?  Try balancing the federal budget in ten minutes or less.
Believe it or not, you can actually do this on an interactive web site created by the New York Times.  There are two graphics at the top of the page: one is the projected shortfall in 2015 (a scary [...]

When you step back and look at the investment landscape, it is sometimes helpful to ask yourself if anything really IS different this time; to try to determine what has changed.
The usual answers point to recent return gyrations: the tech bubble’s spectacular burst ten years ago, the near-death experience of global capitalism in 2008-2009.  But [...]

The question on the mind of many investors has to be: where is the U.S. and world economy headed?  Are we moving toward a double-dip recession, or is the economy in the early stages of a long-term recovery?
At a recent industry conference in San Diego, financial advisors heard a keynote presentation by economist Todd Buchholz, [...]

Historically, most people have not had to consider the problem of owing Federal estate taxes at their death. With little or no estate planning, most property you own at death is subject to this tax, and will likely include things such as your home, retirement accounts, life insurance policies, investments, and many others. As [...]

Have you ever felt anxious about your investment portfolio?  Who hasn’t?  A recent presentation at one of our professional conferences pointed out that five out of every six years will produce a stock market return sequence that either triggers anxiety or smacks your portfolio so hard that you wonder why you ever trusted the markets [...]

Chances are, you know somebody who has made a vow to go to the gym twice or three times a week, and even bought a gym membership, and never gets around to going.  You probably also know people who don’t put money in their company’s 401(k) plan, even though the company matches some or all [...]