A slight change in format here. In addition to the weekly Capital Market Insight that comes from Curian Capital, I've found another good summary that comes from J.P.Morgan. Here are links which, assuming they show up each week, I plan to make available to you if you simply click on the respective links below. Call …
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Famous Quotes as We Approach the End of 2011
“Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances." -- Dr. Lee DeForest, Father of Radio & Grandfather of Television. "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." - - Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project "There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power …
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Capital Market Insights – November 21, 2011
Here is your Weekly Insights update from Curian’s Asset Management Group. This informative capital market update is designed to help those of you who want to manage your own money. Stay informed about important developments in economics and the markets. CONTINUE HERE...
What Does Retirement Really Cost? – Part I
This is a question that surfaces in one form or another in virtually every conversation I have with a client or prospective client. The central point is that no one knows. How's that for insight? "Retirement" is that point in your life when you stop working for money and whatever money you have accumulated has …
Top 5 Critical Retirement Plan Mistakes To Avoid
As of 2011, The Investment Company Institute reports that the 401(k) plan retirement system holds over $3,000 billion in assets, over 50% of which are found in stock-based mutual funds. Despite their popular use, many investors are uncomfortable with them and unfamiliar with the "rules of the road" when it comes to the proper care …
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Reasons to Be Bullish, But With a Lower Case ‘b’
By Laszlo Birinyi The S&P 500 has been perilously close to a 20 per cent decline in recent weeks which would, by definition, terminate the bull market which began in March 2009. Given the economic circumstances and the continuing political turmoil on both sides of the Atlantic, most commentators believe it is only a matter …
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Did You Hear the One About the Bankers?
By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN CITIGROUP is lucky that Muammar el-Qaddafi was killed when he was. The Libyan leader’s death diverted attention from a lethal article involving Citigroup that deserved more attention because it helps to explain why many average Americans have expressed support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. The news was that Citigroup had …
Capital Market Insights – OCTOBER 31, 2011
Here is your Weekly Insights update from Curian’s Asset Management Group. This informative capital market update is designed to help those of you who want to manage your own money. Stay informed about important developments in economics and the markets… CONTINUE READING…
Court OKs Crummy Crummey Powers
By William H. Byrnes, Esq., Robert Bloink, Esq., LL.M. (A quick note: For those not already in the know, “Crummey" refers to a tax court case. The "powers" granted as a result of the ruling allows a person to effectively transfer meaningful amounts of one’s assets downstream to the next generations without causing you to …
Bonds Show 60% Odds Of Recession
The bond market indicator that has predicted every U.S. recession since 1970 shows that the economy has about a 60 percent chance of contracting within 12 months. The so-called Treasury yield curve, adjusted for distortions caused by the Federal Reserve’s record low zero to 0.25 percent target interest rate for overnight loans between banks, shows …
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