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Economy’s Cold Reality Has Created Some Hot Properties

October 2, 2009
grave decision

We’ve noticed a really unusual real estate trend lately as families look for ways to increase their cash reserves by selling off long-held properties.
They’re not selling vacation cabins or those condos they bought as investments. Frankly, the residential real estate market has not recovered enough for anyone to make decent money doing that.
Instead, some clients [...]

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Andy Kessler is Right (Again)

July 16, 2009
The Bernanke Market

I always enjoy Andy Kessler’s perspective. He is a former hedge fund manager and wrote a great book called “Running Money.” I am spreading the word about a terrific analysis of the current stock market.
In his Op-Ed piece on the WSJ.com site, “The Bernanke Market”, he simplifies a complex issue. If you are interested in [...]

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A Stake in the Heart of Small Business

July 15, 2009
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It is undisputed that the majority of job growth comes from small businesses.
Logically, one would think that the best strategy in the current economic environment would be to help the small business owner.
However, the TARP bailout funds have been lavished upon major banks, who used the money to improve their balance sheets and pay bonuses [...]

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How to Choose a Financial Planner

June 30, 2009
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This Wall Street Journal online guide is well written and has lots of good advice anyone looking to hire a financial planner.
Here is a direct quote from the guide’s main points:

Look for a financial adviser who is a certified financial planner (CFP). They’re licensed and regulated, plus take mandatory classes on different aspects of financial [...]

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Feds Rate Nursing Homes Online

June 3, 2009
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This is an idea that should have been brought to fruition a long time ago. The federal government has a tool consumers can use to evaluate nursing homes: medicare.gov/NHCompare
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS,  started ranking facilities in December based on government inspection [...]

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Cut Benefits or Jobs? You Pick!

May 27, 2009
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Check out another trend that our small business owners are suffering under.  Do you cut jobs or do you cut benefits?
The recession is pounding on the small business community.  It is ugly, and will get uglier this summer.
The newspapers are not reporting it. I doubt you will ever see this in the New York Times, [...]

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Small Biz Owners Skipping Salary in Bad Economy

April 24, 2009
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The Wall Street Journal published an article about business owners scrambling to stay afloat in the tough economy by skipping their own paychecks, sometimes for months at a time.
Those interviewed for the story already had cut staff, dipped into personal savings, reduced their own salaries and renegotiated bill payments with suppliers. Have you had to [...]

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