Dollars & Sense
Financially Speaking
Memory Lane and Merry Christmas
“My first ski trip just reminds me of the stock market and the financial markets for this year. It’s just been daunting. Ups and downs throughout the year.”
BARRY M. CORKERN
Wasting Away
Remember around 1980 when money market funds earned as much at 17% per year? Compared to the paltry rates we see today, the interest rates of the...
Many Ways To Slice The Pie
The fees charged by mutual funds and the commission to sell them matters. It matters because the higher the fee, the lower your return; and the...
Separation Of Church And Investment Advice
Recently my nephew asked me to review his rollover IRA statement and immediately I recognized the investment company. A few months ago, an attorney...
Fighting The Mind And The Chinese Fortune Cookie
Behavioral finance looks at why investors reflect biases in their decisions and focus on emotional choices, loss aversion, return chasing behaviors,...
Say What You Do; Do What You Say
Behavioral economics, a body of research and knowledge developed over the past two decades, has helped financial advisors understand the investment...
Get Real
Investing isn’t easy and superior investing is even harder. It’s easy to be average, but most investors want more than average – and they want it...
New Efforts To Simplify End-Of-Life Care Wishes
Advance directives, which allow people to plan ahead for end-of-life care, can be too vague to cover many medical situations. Now, a growing number...
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