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• Year End Tax Saving Tip For Retirees

  By Charlie Farrell | Sep 29, 2009 | 0 comments

  If you're over age 70 1/2, you may be able to cut your income taxes this year by electing to skip your required minimum distribution ("RMD") from your IRA. But you may need to take some affirmative steps to ensure you don't get a distribution you don't need.

• Is There A Bond Market Bubble?

  By Charlie Farrell | Sep 24, 2009 | 2 comments

  Is there a bubble in bonds? And if so, what does that mean to you?

• Don’t Go Overboard With Inflation Protection

  By Charlie Farrell | Sep 21, 2009 | 5 comments

  While inflation protection is important, if you only focus on inflation, you may be losing out on opportunities to produce more income today.

• The Dangers of Living Large

  By Charlie Farrell | Sep 15, 2009 | 0 comments

  While it's great to have a big salary. If you live too large, that lifestyle becomes a liability that can quickly cause your financial life to unravel.

• Will Your Government Pension Be Reduced?

  By Charlie Farrell | Sep 8, 2009 | 1 comment

  If you work for the government or a public employer, you may feel as though one of the best things about your job is your guaranteed pension. But that promised pension may not be as secure as you think.

• Three Things Still Wrong With The Housing Market

  By Charlie Farrell | Aug 31, 2009 | 3 comments

  With the continued government intervention in the housing markets, we won't know for a long time what our houses are really worth or what we should pay for a new home.

• Government Guarantee For Your 401(k) Is a Bad Idea

  By Charlie Farrell | Aug 26, 2009 | 0 comments

  The New York Times recently ran an editorial on the problems they see with 401(k) plans, and suggested a solution to our retirement challenges would be some sort of government guaranteed return on our 401(k) plans. While it sounds nice, a guarantee would actually create more risk in the financial markets.

• Amateurs Beat the Investment Pros

  By Charlie Farrell | Aug 24, 2009 | 3 comments

  Vanguard just released its 2009 How America Saves study and it provides some interesting data on how individual 401(k) investors seem to have handled this financial crisis much better than the institutional investors who manage big pension plans and endowments.

• How To React To Conflicting Market Forecasts

  By Charlie Farrell | Aug 18, 2009 | 0 comments

  Today on Moneywatch we're running a series of interviews with some pretty smart finance professionals. I think you'll find their insights on the markets interesting and well reasoned, but they come to different conclusions. So how do you make investment decisions in the face of these conflicting opinions about the markets and the economy?

• Your Best Bet: Pay Down Debt

  By Charlie Farrell | Aug 17, 2009 | 2 comments

  The Consumer Price Index numbers just came out for July and again we're seeing year-over-year declines for inflation. With prices and wages falling, your best bet for any spare cash may be to pay down debts.

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