Financial Planning

It's very quiet here

My observation is that every time the market/economy is lousy, posts drop off. We're seeing it now (except for spam and...

16 comments posted 17yrs

posted by skip5700removethis

16 comments posted 17yrs posted by skip5700removethis

Stocks underperformed bonds for last 5,10,15,20 and 25 years

A very interesting WSJ article by Jason Zweig, opints out that stocks UNDERperformed long term treasury bonds in last 5...

11 comments posted 17yrs

posted by ichudov

11 comments posted 17yrs posted by ichudov

holding condos and loosing money

My wife's family has inherieted 4 rental condos located in downtown Chicago. They were purchased about 5 years ago by m...

13 comments posted 17yrs

posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

13 comments posted 17yrs posted by pschuman_no_spam_me

When to walk away from a house?

When is it beneficial to walk away from a mortgaged house? My daughter and SIL & 2 kids have lived in a house for 10 ye...

13 comments posted 17yrs

posted by steelielee

13 comments posted 17yrs posted by steelielee

clunker bill

can anyone confirm current status of the plan to spur more new car sales, called clunker bill? I read it passed both ho...

5 comments posted 17yrs

posted by jack

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by jack

Do I have to buy insurance only from the company my financial planner works for

Can someone help me with this. Do I have to invest or buy insurance only from the company that my financial planner work...

6 comments posted 17yrs

posted by kevinwells80

6 comments posted 17yrs posted by kevinwells80

about TIPS

For the TIPS rates at http://bloomberg.com/markets/rates/,does that include the fixed and CPI portionsof the interest r...

3 comments posted 17yrs

posted by ghanwani

3 comments posted 17yrs posted by ghanwani

Health of Plan Admins

Since many banks and investment firms are mostly on the verge of collapse, how deep in this muck, and therefore as leve...

1 comments posted 17yrs

posted by evandro

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by evandro

Treasury Guarantee Program (for money market funds)

Can anyone confirm the current status of this program?

1 comments posted 17yrs

posted by skip5700removethis

1 comments posted 17yrs posted by skip5700removethis

12b1 Fee

Please help settle a debate. When looking at American Fund's Washington Mutual (AWSHX), they show a "total expense rati...

2 comments posted 17yrs

posted by skip5700removethis

2 comments posted 17yrs posted by skip5700removethis

Taxes in Retirement

As I near retirement age, I keep getting postcards from various local insurance companies inviting me to attend "free"...

18 comments posted 17yrs

posted by cowartmisc1

18 comments posted 17yrs posted by cowartmisc1

Why are tax exempt munis paying so much ??

Andy asks: I have noticed that many tax exempt munis and tax exempt school bonds are paying 4.5 to 5 %..... Lots of the...

8 comments posted 17yrs

posted by andysharpe

8 comments posted 17yrs posted by andysharpe

Financial Planner question

Can someone tell me if Financial planners are regulated. I would also like to know if they have to be licensed or so.

4 comments posted 17yrs

posted by kevinwells80

4 comments posted 17yrs posted by kevinwells80

Undo a Rollover

When I changed jobs a couple of years ago, I rolled over my 401k to the new company because it had better choices. Howe...

7 comments posted 17yrs

posted by evandro

7 comments posted 17yrs posted by evandro

Life Insurance question

My wife will retire soon. She can take her pension in several ways depending on if the term is for her life only, her l...

5 comments posted 17yrs

posted by wilskenor

5 comments posted 17yrs posted by wilskenor