Monthly Archives: June 2010

Corporate Profits Higher

This Bloomberg article provides some much needed good news about corporate profits this year. Ultimately stock prices reflect the profits so this is positive news indeed. This Bloomberg article provides some much needed good news about corporate profits this year. … Continue reading

The Biggest Obstacle To Retirement

I saw this short/simple piece and shouted YES! Non- mortgage debt is a tremendous problem in retirement. Heck, 20 years or so ago very few retirees had any debt, mortgage or otherwise. Sure, saving for retirement is generally paltry, expectations … Continue reading

Puffery Personified

This article from the WSJ today quite correctly points out that in the quest to “fix” whatever went wrong, the Financial Regulation bill doubles down by giving the Fed, SEC,FDIC (and creates another agency just for fun) more power . … Continue reading

The Human Condition

A very good article in WSJ on how our brains often work against us when making investment decisions. All told, the discipline that we bring to client relationships allows us to temper these sometimes errant urges.