In a challenging market, getting back to basics may be good. provided by Rose Greene, CFP ® Respect for the humble CD. When the stock market turns bearish, people take a second look at fixed-rate investments, including certificates of deposit. In a bull market, the CD may seem like just about the most unattractive investment [...]
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Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP The stock market is amazingly resilient. You might be surprised at how fast the stock market can change … for the better. Let’s look at how the market has recovered remarkably – and quickly – from some notable downturns. 2008-2009: The collapse of the subprime mortgage [...]
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A look at stocks, commodities and memories (good and bad) Provided by Los Angeles Financial Planner, Rose Greene, CFP® A turbulent ten years. The 2000s gave us remarkable opportunity and remarkable volatility. They tested our patience, and many investment strategies. They taught us to hold on, hang in there and diversify. Stocks. Was it really [...]
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Quote of the week. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.”– Oprah Winfrey Consumers think positive. The latest index of consumer attitudes from the Conference Board came in at 52.9 last week, surpassing the 52.5 forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts and the 50.6 mark recorded in [...]
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Weekly Economic Update for February 1, 2010
by Rose Greene, CFP on February 1, 2010
Quote of the week. Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.” – Lois McMaster Bujold 4Q GDP: 5.7%: That is the preliminary reading from the Commerce Department, and that is the best reading since 3Q 2003. Economists pointed out that much of the increase reflected companies rebuilding [...]
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