What’s the difference between “billions” and “millions”? About 650 points. Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP ® Did a mistake make a selloff more severe? The Dow Jones Industrial Average settled at 10,520.32 Thursday after a 347.80 loss, with fears over European sovereign debt affecting Wall Street. Yet the 347.80 decline was [...]
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Why the crisis has Wall Street stressed. Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP ® It would be wonderful if the U.S. financial markets could “decouple” themselves from what is going on in Greece, Portugal and Spain. Unfortunately, the debt situation in these countries is like a ripple in a pond. The question [...]
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Here’s an overview of the retirement plan landscape, excerpted from a special section on our website, “IRA Rollovers for Dummies“. provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner Rose Greene, CFP® All retirement plans are not the same. In fact, there is such a wide variety of retirement plans that it is worth it to read up [...]
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A closer look at a long-popular option. provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP® Variable annuities are being reintroduced to a broader audience. These tax-deferred savings vehicles are getting a second look – a new look – from pre-retirees and retirees who want more income for their futures. All annuities have things in [...]
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Ten Reasons for a Rebound
by Rose Greene, CFP on June 2, 2010
Weekly Market Commentary, May 24, 2010 Jeffrey Kleintop, CFA Chief Market Strategist LPL Financial Highlights We believe this pullback is merely part of the higher volatility in the markets we have been expecting this year to accompany the transition from recovery to sustainable growth. We offer ten reasons why we expect the markets to rebound [...]
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