First, It seems like the market has stabilized from the recent problems cited in Ireland, but the burning question is, are things that complex, this easy to fix with a couple of meetings and a bucket of money?  The fact remains there is a debt crisis, and everyone panicked.  The European Union puts together a [...]

When creating an investment strategy, the following items apply to almost all investors and can help you maintain a long term perspective that should lead to security and serenity for you and your family. Keep It Simple: When investing for the long term, complex strategies, complex investments such as structured products, non-liquid investment products and [...]

So the Dems and Republicans sat around the table and crafted the much anticipated deal of the year.  They decided to extend the so called tax cuts that have been in existence for 10 years.  Isn’t there a statute of limitations that says if something is in existence for an extended period of time, its [...]

When investors get nervous and look for the safe investment for their savings, they usually turn to tried and true Treasury I Bonds or Treasury interest yielding bills, notes or bonds.  However, this chart will question whether or not the United States is truly different than any other country riddled with debt.  It’s a scary [...]

One of the biggest challenges facing today’s investor who are looking for interest income is the trouble they have finding the best fixed rate bonds without sacrificing any quality. It’s almost like a double negative in today’s market environment.  Best rate and high quality are tough to find in the same sentence, and same market. [...]

One of the problems with the person who proclaims to be a regular saver, they usually still has a tinge of greed.  Please allow me to explain – Let’s say for example Mrs. Saver who does all the right things in terms of saving for retirement.  She has money in CD’s, Treasury backed money market [...]

We may have entered a point in time where the prevailing wisdom is no longer “I have muni bonds, therefore I can’t lose any money.”  For many years, investors who wanted to either protect their money, or were looking for a way to minimize taxes, would begin to purchase munis, bonds that can be both [...]