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What if You Had Stayed the Course?

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , on February 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

As I was thinking about what topic to write about for my blog that you are reading now, the market pundits pointed out that the Dow Jones Industrial average (DJI) closed at its highest point since May 2008. So I decided to do a little research and some projections to come up with this blog. [...]

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Get Off the Roller Coaster

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , , on January 13, 2012 | 1 Comment »

The past 12 months perfectly captured the proverbial roller coaster of the stock market. It went up and down, it zigged and it zagged, and it ultimately came to rest very close to where it started. Each time we started to climb out of a valley, we experienced something to get excited about – a [...]

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Our Desire to Get Rich – Quick

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , on December 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Perhaps it is the time of the year with gift giving and wishes for a happy and prosperous new year, but I sense it is the all-American desire of getting rich – quick. In the past month or so, I have been inundated with emails and news items about making more money in a short period [...]

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“Risk Less and Prosper: A Guide to Safer Investing”

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 15, 2011 | 2 Comments »

A Must Read New Book Reviewed by Karin Maloney Stifler, CFP® ********************************************************************************************* WARNING:  What you are about to read will challenge your longstanding investment beliefs and practices. ********************************************************************************************* So, how are you feeling about the financial markets these days? Has the white-knuckled ride of the stock market rollercoaster exhausted your patience, if not your resources? [...]

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October: A Trick or Treat for Investors

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , on October 7, 2011 | 1 Comment »

“October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.” This is a great quote from Mark Twain. As the message states, not only may October be a dangerous month to speculate in stocks, every month carries risk. What [...]

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Is this Wall Street or Las Vegas Blvd?

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , , , on September 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »

$400 on Big Red – am I buying a share of Apple or placing an all or nothing craps bet? The past couple months have felt like a rough night at the craps table – win lose win lose – makes you want to pull out and hit the bar! I bought my first stock [...]

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Dealing With This Crazy Market Volatility: 30 Years of Advice With Just 3 Mantras!

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Since April 29 of this year, we’ve been in a downward spiral in the stock market that has caused a lot of investors to ask why in the world they deal with all this crazy volatility? Over the last decade it seems like every time you make some gains in the market, you end up [...]

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Why Stocks? Why Peas?

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , , on September 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I get the feeling that for many investors who have been on the sidelines though the latest market volatility there has been an “I told you so” moment; when it comes to the advice planners give to invest. It’s true – they missed out on the nervousness, the rollercoaster ride, and the bad taste in [...]

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A Worthwhile Financial Market Diagnosis

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , , on August 22, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Sometimes I find the best people to relate with about the markets are the ones I least expect.   In fact, sometimes hearing economists explain markets can make the least amount of sense. I’m amazed how I can find more from a PhD holder in developmental biology, than an economist recommending the solution to our [...]

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Standard and Poors is Right (in Principle), but Wrong (Again)

Posted in Investments, tagged , , , , , , on August 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In an attempt to regain any tiny bit of legitimacy that still remains at Standard & Poors (S&P), the rating agency sent shockwaves across the globe last Friday evening by downgrading the United States from AAA to AA+. What does this mean? First of all, it means that AA+ is now the gold standard for [...]

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