Upcoming College Courses

Posted on January 11, 2007

Basic Investing for Retirement Begins Feb 8th at Yavapai College. (Tuition $45) Four 2-hour classes designed for investors who want to become more confident about their financial decisions. Call 928-778-4000 or click the link below for details. http://mcsv.net/cgi-bin/redir?MCid=JSwmHQsMsaITsbJYF0a0 Socially Conscious Investing Feb 7th. A 2-hour class offered through YC’s OLLI program. ($20 OLLI members, $55 non-members) Using social screens for your investments can enable you to

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Long Term Care

Posted on December 20, 2006

Do We HAVE to discuss this? Long term care, perhaps in a nursing home, is something we all would rather not think about too much. But is that wise? With the average cost of nursing home care approaching $75,000 per year, and round-the-clock home care exceeding that, these costs represent a major risk to many of us. There are two classes of folks who don’t need

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Time to Sell High?

Posted on January 15, 2006

Anyone watching the real estate market knows that it has been red hot for the past few years. Some would call the real estate market crazy, and some have likened it to the technology bubble of the late 1990’s. Locally, I know a lot of people are involved. I gained a unique perspective on real estate in 1985, when I lost a million dollars in the

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All Time Highs?

Posted on January 10, 2006

All time highs for the stock or bond markets? Well, perhaps if you had been invested with me since 1999 or 2000 you would have seen all time highs because of our dodging losses in the rough years of 2000-2002. This is true even after deduction of all fees and expenses. However, those investors who still cling to the “buy-and-hold-is-the-best-way to-invest” slogan pushed by Wall Street

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