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Many of us are familiar with inflation. But what about deflation?

Many investors have become disillusioned with their investment strategy.  After all, at the end of the 2000s,  most investors were left with less than they started with at the beginning of the decade.  So a desire to do something different (try something, anything else for goodness sakes!) is completely understandable.
Lots of people have made money [...]

Feeling a little nervous about the recent drop in the market? You’re in good company as it’s perfectly normal in this type of environment.  In fact, we’d be surprised if the drop had not made you nervous as that is what the majority of people feel after a rise over 14 months long.  Here are [...]

Investing in gold is on the tip of many investors’ tongues these days. The fact that gold has tripled in value over the last seven years and recently has been hovering at a price of $1,100 an ounce, has certainly helped.  This is coupled with the realization that gold has outperformed most of the major [...]

After going through multiple investment bubbles, a severe credit crisis, and two painful recessions, the “Lost Decade” for stock investments has come to an end.   In fact, the latter half of 2009 left us with a rather robust recovery and the idea that we may be participating in a sustainable economic recovery.
At the beginning of [...]

In response to the many fears and uncertainties that arose during the recent economic crisis, The National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) Consumer Education Foundation sponsored multiple financial advice events around the country as part of the “Your Money Bus” tour.  On Tuesday January 19th, the “Your Money Bus” rolled in to downtown Raleigh, [...]

Given current economic conditions, is a weak dollar a good or a bad thing?  There are strong opinions on this matter from both sides of the issue.  Paul Krugman, an economics professor at Princeton and a columnist for The NY Times makes a compelling case for a weakening U.S. dollar being good news.
He writes:
“The truth [...]

The CFP® board requires financial planners to attain a significant amount of continuing education to keep their designations current.  So this week Allison and Chad attended the FPA of the Triangle’s 2009 Annual Symposium.
One of the presentations by fellow FPA member, Dennis Stearns, provided some quality economic research that should lend some interesting discussion in [...]

Chad Smith, CFP® was recently quoted on wsj.com. In the article, “Financial Advisers Look Local,” Shelly Banjo profiled several ways Financial Symmetry was reaching out to clients in the Triangle. Some of these initiatives included working with charitable organizations, educating younger couples, and providing information on the company’s blog.

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Back in March, many investors were wrestling with the emotions of wanting to preserve whatever money they still had.