Bet big on the health care economy
By John SullivanFirst it was agriculture, then manufacturing and most recently service. What will be the backbone for our economy in the not-too-distant future? According to the...
May 28, 2008
Critical care for the boomer portfolioReal estate and health care - could there be two more volatile topics at the moment? Try combining them. The November issue of Boomer Market...
May 28, 2008
Reverse mortgages as retirement plans16% - Percent of boomers who would consider a reverse mortgage to take care of their own long-term care needs and costs. 74% -...
May 28, 2008
What were they thinking: Rogue advisors on paradeA Texas financial advisor was sentenced in April 2008 after pleading guilty to wire fraud. He raised $805,000 from investors through wire transfers, for oil and gas drilling projects that his firm did not own or control. He was sentenced to 33
May 28, 2008
Bending the rulesSome rules were made to be broken. Christine Benz of Morningstar highlights some misleading conventional wisdom. "It's possible for a fund to have an unblemished record...
May 28, 2008
The worst ex-Fed chairman ever?I make no bones about the fact that I liked Alan Greenspan better as Fed chairman than as ex-Fed chairman. His comments in the past...
May 28, 2008
Why you need a succession strategyCerrulli Associates estimates that more than 56 percent of broker/dealer affiliated advisors are over 50, and the average age is 52. With 40 percent of...
May 28, 2008
Pity the lay journalistWe journalists aren't known for our analytical skills; we're a decidedly right-brained bunch. As subjects go, we're heavy on english and history - math and...
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