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Someone once said that the only great thing about investing through your personal computer was the fact that no one saw your mistakes. It's truer now than ever as the whole investment starategy that many of us have planned for ourselves comes not only...

There was an old ad for Lays Potato Chips and the now defunct slogan that they used to use, "betcha can't eat just one!" that can't help bring to mind what we have done with our investments over the last ten years or so. We literally gorged ourselves with...

The more things change, the more they stay the same, is how the saying goes I believe. But what has changed during this downturn is actually much different. Sure there are different circumstances and different reasons, but fundamentally, a downturn will...

The money you have invested is not coming back in the same brief period that you made it in. What you felt in the way of upward movement was unprecidented and may never happen again. Oh, it will go up, but on more historic levels There are some huge...

No one will dispute that investors are entitled to receive objective advice when they consult an investment advisor. Advisors should serve only one master -- their clients -- and no one else, if for no other reason but that they are paid for that...

Consider the Bad Advice Regarding Employee Stock Options As a "Millennium Prediction", I predicted that brokerage firms increasingly would make mistakes as they ventured into financial planning areas. One and one-half years into the new millennium, we...

1. The right to be placed in suitable investments. 2. The right to be told the truth regarding your broker's experience and position. 3. The right to be provided full and accurate information regarding the risk of the investment. 4....

Spiders, Diamonds, Cubes, Opals…You've heard the names being tossed around in various circles; you may even know what they are. We're talking about ETF's or Exchange Traded Funds. What exactly are they? How do they differ from mutual funds, and are...

Financial statements are a useful tool for judging the health of a company, and to compare with its competitors. They show what the company should and kept the profits or losses made during a specified period, and how it has changed its position since its...

How many commercials or ads have you seen that talk about financial tips, advice, free investments and other promises but don't seem to deliver? Anyone of us can use a little extra money, there is no doubt about that but we don't all go about getting it...