Monthly Archives: December 2011
WSJ – The Bond Buyer’s Dilemma
The Bond Buyer’s Dilemma The yields on long-term US Treasury bonds will likely fall below inflation for years. Fortunately, some reasonable alternatives strategies exist for investors. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204449804577068152764286924.html –snip– A few bits and pieces from the opinion piece: Are we in an era now when many bondholders are likely to experience very unsatisfactory investment results? I […]
How to Pay Your Financial Advisor
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204554204577024152103830414.html Discusses the pros and cons of various compensation schemes for advisors Asset-Based Fee Fee Plus Commissions Flat Fee Net Worth and Income Hourly Fee What’s missing, I think, is the cases where people don’t realize that they’re paying at all, which usually means commissions or back-end fees. Lots of folks who call themselves “financial […]
Year-End Deadlines
While we recommend planning and managing your finances all year long – this is a process, not a singular task – there are a few deadlines which come up at year-end which cannot be ignored. Some of them represent potential missed opportunities, while at least one of them represents something that if you don’t do […]
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