John Canally, CFA Economist LPL Financial How Likely Is A “Double Dip”? There has been increased talk recently about the possibility of a “double dip” recession occurring in the United States. A “double dip” recession would mean that the United States economy — which has most likely been in an economic recovery since the summer [...]
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July 2010
Health Savings Accounts offer you tax breaks and more. Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner Rose Greene, CFP® Why do people open up Health Savings Accounts in tandem with high-deductible insurance plans? Well, here are some of the compelling reasons why younger, healthier employees decide to have HSAs. #1: Tax-deductible contributions. These accounts [...]
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Don’t overreact to stock market’s ups and downs By David Pitt The Associated Press updated 9:22 am PT, Mon., June 7, 2010 Highlights: Understand the market Part of learning to ignore the swings is understanding that some amount of market volatility is normal. The key is to understand that it can be caused by different [...]
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By Sheryl Nance-Nash Posted 3:54 PM 05/20/10 The “flash crash” of May 6 was a day of reckoning of sorts for investors in exchange-traded funds. Highlights: “ETFs are relatively new, and not as simple and straightforward as we have been lulled to believe,” says Rose Greene, a certified financial planner with Rose Greene Financial Services. [...]
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LPL Financial Weekly Market Commentary for July 6, 2010
by Rose Greene, CFP on July 14, 2010
Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial We can expect a quiet week this week, for a change. The shortened holiday week will yield little economic data, the calm before the start of the earnings season next week, and little on the political agenda as Congress heads out of town for the week long [...]
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