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Welcome guest blogger: Judy McNary CFP(R) I posed this question at a seminar recently and all hands shot up.  It doesn’t matter whether...

I beg to differ. As a comprehensive planner, I love to talk about the good you can do without investing a dollar. One great way is to...

The insurance socially responsibility test. Subject your insurance to it even if you don’t care about “social responsibility.” What is...

Dear Bridget, Recently I’ve read reports that the both the California and Chicago teachers pension funds are either reviewing or...

Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot to love about Adam Smith. Each person acts in his or her own self-interest in a free market…what’s...

The industry I am in confounds me. Why are so many consumers so poorly served? Almost daily I hear stories of advisors hiding fees,...

Dear Bridget, Although I like a good vampire movie, I don’t like it when I feel like my big bank has fangs in my neck. Between high ...

Dear Bridget, Is there anything we can/should do about the pending debt-ceiling deadline?  Should I be getting cash out of the bank to...

Dear Bridget, In the 70s, when I was in high school, I shared a Pinto with  my sister.  She bought the gas, I bought the oil.  When the...

I've got a theory about stress:  it's cumulative.  In other words, stress isn't about the two big things that constantly worry you.  You...

Following up on my post about what to ask mortgage brokers, the Wall Street Journal has an interesting article on the current state of...

Don't believe the hype on tax hikes. And certainly don't spend precious energy worrying about them. A Kate and Joe were in yesterday. ...

If you were to get on the Internet and poll the financial gurus, the message you would get load and clear is: Save Money. No matter how...

This article from the WSJ covers how the housing market varies by region: Home Sales All Over the Map And this Article from August 3,...

The cash for clunker program, which started on July 24th, was supposed to go through November, or when the money ran out. Problem is...

I'm not very interested in predictions about how long the current economic downturn is going to last. What I'm interested is in the...

Bert Whitehead writes about how to avoid Madoff-type schemes, as well as other traps and rip-offs. Don’t let you or someone you know...

I don't blame the Madoff investors for investing in his hedge fund. Truth is, we all make some mistakes when investing. But, like Ben...

Recently, I saved about $100 on-line when spending $300, all on items that I would have purchased anyway. I bought items from Kohl's,...