New eBook shows how reverse mortgages destroy wealth
It is hard to get through an hour of commercial television without seeing a celebrity promote reverse mortgages as means to a better…
Category: Financial Consumerism
This Is Not the Time to Over-Reach for Yield
The adage that there is no free lunch is quite germane in the realm of fixed income investments: the greater the return, the…
Getting Good Advice Just Became Easier
The financial reform bill now under consideration in Congress may or may not pass. But already, the folks in DC made the task…
Lessons from Ireland
Last month I flew to Ireland to help my daughter move back from Trinity College in Dublin. Taking advantage of roads and hotels…
Which Are Best, Bonds or Bond Funds?
Despite recent strength in the stock market, last year’s crash has pushed many investors to seek returns in other sectors. The massive flight…
Fear Not?
A few weeks ago, the article I had planned for this space did not include a question mark. President Obama was newly installed…
Annuities: the Perfect Investment if Your Goal Is to Die Penniless
A frequently aired commercial for a large insurance company presents an 800-pound gorilla, a common metaphor for a hugely important issue somehow often…
Fools’ Gold: A False Safe Haven
As of this writing, the Standard & Poor’s 500 is down over 45% from its peak 15 months ago; bond prices of esteemed…
Age-Based Asset Allocation: Avoid the Gimmick
Over time, about 90% of the rate of return on one’s investments will be determined by the allocation among equities, bonds, and cash….
How Bad Service and Abuse of Other Peoples’ Money Deepened the Financial Crisis
This morning as I was driving to a meeting I heard a radio talk show host lament about the general lack of service…
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