When it comes to stock market investing and financial advisors, trust is a big deal. Many articles have been written about trust by the financial profession. This article takes on this complex issue from a consumer’s point of view.
For a decade, I have listened to Paul Merriman’s podcasts. His list of financial topics spans every conceivable idea and common sense investing strategy. His understanding of the investing process and constructing a simple or complex portfolio is top notch. In this post, I recommend that you listen to one of his podcasts. Here’s why. …
White Coat Investor by James Dahle, MD Reviewed by Steve Have you ever vacillated about reading a book because you weren’t the author’s targeted audience? Dr. Dahle’s fine book’s is aimed towards MDs and other ultra-high earning professionals (Attorneys, Dentists, CPAs, and Engineers). Still, there are four reasons I read this book, gave it five …
What a month! In the wake of the broad equity stock markets blowing up, Dan and I are excited to present our new website. After 2.5 years, it was time to upgrade our web presence from a blog to a website. All of our past articles are still available.
Part 4: Putting It All Together In Part I we discussed what to ignore in the enormous and complex financial industry and what to focus on–stocks and bonds. The proverbial “needle” in the “needle in the haystack” is found easily. Knowledge of ignoring the financial world ‘s “haystack” is the trick to finding the needle. …
I agree with the American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARP) financial reporter Jean Chatzky. The following financial blogs are worth a look. The bold print is my 2-cents worth. Enjoy and happy holidays! Johnny Moneyseed. The author of this blog and his wife are 30-something early retirees. Don’t let that dissuade you. Their posts on topics …
A teacher colleague of mine was rejected when asking for financial help because the advisor told my reader that “…a lot of financial advisers don’t like to take hourly work.” Wow! This adviser’s comment is absolutely against Garrett’s founder Sheryl Garrett mission statement about fee-only, hourly work. For the record, this adviser has been taken off the Garrette Planning Network.
Read this short story, and you will discover how to best approach and interview a potential adviser and if something goes array you can report a complaint.
The future of the financial system will be smaller, leaner, low-cost, and less complex (thank goodness!). Currently, the vast majority of retirement plans (403b, 401k, 457b*) are big, fat, high-cost and way too complex. Retirement planning should be about as difficult to discover and learn as our first day on the job. For teachers it …
Subtitle: Educators Challenged Tax-sheltered Annuities and WIN! Notice to readers. These chapters are an early version of this book without the 17 appendices, glossary, financial pod casts and other information in the 2nd half of the book. For the finished and completed published book, go to the home page and obtain the free pdf, click …
Los Angeles Unified School District and United Teachers Los Angeles All Day Financial Investment Seminar. There is a lot of information in this one post! I tried to do the impossible: illustrate and discuss the investment seminar main points in one post. It’s impossible and will be overwhelming if you had not attended. My hope …
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