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Getting Better With Age 26 Aug 2013 | 08:13 pm
How old is “old?” I don’t know exactly, but after my recent birthday I can say that it’s much older than 58. My 12-year-old son told me, “Dad, I’ve always thought of people who are over 60 as being re...
US News and World Report Article on Benefits of Financial Therapy 21 Aug 2013 | 08:35 pm
Being unable to follow a budget or save for the future is “not a financial literacy problem, it’s an emotional problem.” This is how Rick describes the value of financial therapy in a new article in U...
A Time and a Place for Market Timing 19 Aug 2013 | 08:32 pm
“Keep your hands away from your investments and back away from the market reports.” That pretty much sums up passive investing, the approach I have practiced for years. I’ve preached it for years, to...
Do Overspending and Overeating Go Together? 12 Aug 2013 | 06:55 pm
Over the years, I’ve noticed a commonality among people with money problems. Many of them are also overweight. Is there a relationship between overspending and overeating? Until now, I couldn’t be su...
Passive Investing: Lower Costs, Lower Risk, Better Returns 5 Aug 2013 | 08:12 pm
“Buy low and sell high.” That was my simple approach when I was a smart young investment advisor. I poured over a company’s balance sheet, earnings statements, and forecasted returns. Then I bought th...
The Risks of Being In Business With Family 29 Jul 2013 | 07:47 pm
Every now and then I get a call from a client wanting my opinion about starting a business with a friend, investing money in a business owned by a family member, or co-signing a loan to help a family ...
Collecting Treasures–Or Not 22 Jul 2013 | 08:05 pm
Almost everyone has a story about a cousin or an aunt who bought a box of junk at an auction and found in it a diamond ring worth several hundred dollars. Every once in a while a valuable painting by ...
Spenders, Savers, and Successful Savers 15 Jul 2013 | 09:11 pm
Are you a spender or a saver? According to Scarborough, a market research firm, only 9% of adults in the U.S. label themselves as spenders. This is the percentage who “mostly agree” with the statemen...
Trusts-No Panacea To Retaining Family Wealth 8 Jul 2013 | 08:35 pm
When passing wealth to your kids, consider creating a trust to limit the later generation’s ability to tap into the principal. Several astute readers suggested this strategy after my recent column cit...
Comparison Shopping for Financial Advice 2 Jul 2013 | 08:27 pm
You can spot comparison shoppers a few aisles away at any retail store. They are the ones carrying articles from Consumer Reports, badgering the salesperson with a million and one questions. People wh...
