I was the featured guest on Mike Causey's "Your Turn" Federal News Radio broadcast on October 9th. Mike and I discussed protecting Thrift Savings Plan investmen
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One challenge investment advisors face is framing a response to an unusual event. The government shutdown certainly ranks as an unusual event.
But the appro
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Is your house a good investment?
Economist Robert Shiller, an expert on housing prices, addressed this topic in the April 13 New York Times.
Shiller’s r
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A proposal in President Obama’s 2014 budget request reduces cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for Social Security benefits, federal pensions (annuities) and ot
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Yesterday the S&P 500 Index hit its all-time high, finally topping the previous high of 1565 in October 2007. It was up again today, another new record.
How
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The investment website SeekingAlpha.com recently published my article on Investing in Gold: Is a Bubble Popping? You can read it by clicking on the link.
In
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Which type of investment advisor is best for you: a small, independent financial advisor or the private client group of a large national firm? A recent New York
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Capital gains taxes became higher – and more complicated – this year. The top capital gains rate is now 20% (used to be 15%) and other changes can push actual p
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If you're thinking about purchasing Long-term Care Insurance (LTCi), now is a good time to act. The leading seller of LTCi, Genworth Financial, has announced hi
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Choosing an investment advisor (portfolio manager) isn’t easy. There are different designations, compensation methods, business methods and personalities to con
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