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Should Planners Bypass the Bypass Trust? 12 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Bryan Strike, CFP®, CPA/PFS has a great article in the latest issue of the Journal of Financial Planning entitled, “Should Planners Bypass the Bypass Trust?” I’m going to summarize the article here i...
Do We Have a Right to Health Care? 11 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
To believe Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act) benefits society, you must accept several false assumptions. The legislation encourages everyone to get health care insurance by punishing those who don’...
July 2013 Asset Class Returns 10 Aug 2013 | 08:30 pm
Last quarter (Second quarter 2013: March 31, 2013 through June 30, 2013) U.S. stocks was the only category which did well. July was much kinder to all the other categories. We use six different asset...
Financial Smorgasbord: Carnival #14 10 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
This week we have a smorgasbord of ideas for everything from tips for building an emergency fund from scratch to financial tweets to writing engaging website pages. Important Pages for Your Website ...
The Only Right Answer To “Debit or Credit?” 9 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
You are just trying to buy $20 worth of groceries. You swipe your debit card at the card reader and the clerk quickly asks, “Debit or Credit?” Which should you choose? The answer could actually determ...
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Tesla 7 Aug 2013 | 06:15 pm
My recent article, Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor’s Tesla, was recently featured on the Credit.com personal finance blog. This column was built on some recent research and writing that I’ve done o...
Anatomy of a Scam 5 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
In our “Safeguarding Your Money” Series, Safeguard #2 is “Walk Away from ‘Too Good To Be True.’” In that article I wrote: Here’s the hard lesson: There is no such thing as a sure thing, and if someth...
Detroit’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t “Just Happen” 4 Aug 2013 | 09:00 am
On July 18, 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy, the largest municipality in U.S. history to do so. Initially bankruptcy, both public and private, was considered unconstitutional. When Congress first ...
How Do I Open an Investment Account? Part 2 -Things You Can Do Tomorrow 3 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Once you’ve decided to open an account, you don’t want to get bogged down in the details of how to open it. Here’s a walk through of the process: Step 1: Step 2: Click on the “open a new account” b...
Gold And Silver Stocks Down In 2Q 2013 Along With The Metals Themselves 2 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I’ve written elsewhere that it is better to invest in precious metal mining companies than the metals themselves. Precious Metal Mining companies are leveraged against the movements of the underlying ...
