Monthly Archives: August 2010

VOLATILITY UP, INVESTORS OUT (Should We Blame the Machines?)

LISTEN: VOLATILITY UP, INVESTORS OUT (mp3audio) (4:54 min) Here’s the lead sentence from a July 19, 2010 report on the stock market from BTN Research: The S&P 500 stock index fell 2.9% last Friday 7/16/10 Losing almost 3% of value … Continue reading

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SOCIAL SECURITY: You Might Still Get It –If You Live Long Enough

LISTEN: SOCIAL SECURITY: You Might Still Get It –If You Live Long Enough (mp3audio) (5:48 min) With all the political rhetoric about the economy, notice there isn’t much noise about Social Security. In the midst of the toughest economic stretch … Continue reading

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Whole Life Insurance: Complex, Ingenious

LISTEN: Whole Life Insurance: Complex, Ingenious (mp3audio) (11:47 min) What is whole life insurance? A simple answer, one you might find on a financial information website, might describe whole life insurance as a combination of life insurance and cash value. … Continue reading

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How a Short Attention Span Can Hurt Your Financial Progress

LISTEN: How a Short Attention Span Can Hurt Your Financial Progress (mp3audio) (11:04 min) Here’s an interesting financial transaction. See if you can follow this hypothetical example: You borrow shares of stock XYZ from someone else’s portfolio. You then sell … Continue reading

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