From the monthly archives:

November 2011

This move to ‘buy local’ has recently seen roots planted in the banking industry, believe it or not. Upset at rising fees, lack of personal service and fear over solvency, consumers in the U.S. have started opening accounts at local credit unions and community banks.

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As I have mentioned many times there is no such thing as ‘one size fits all’ investing. Even young investors need to define goals and needs and invest accordingly. That being said a portfolio that features both dividend producing stocks as well as a significant international exposure is a good approach.

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As life expectancy continues to increase, the burden of both financially and physically caring for aging parents is one of the most important and pressing issues for adult children that exists today

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Jackass Investing: Interview With Michael Dever

by Aaron Katsman on November 17, 2011

I recently had the opportunity to interview Michael Dever, author of the very successful book Jackass Investing: Don’t do it. Profit from it (Ignite LLC).The book challenges conventional investing wisdom and has created a lot of buzz in the investing world.

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Investors: Do You Make These Common Mistakes?

by Aaron Katsman on November 10, 2011

Many individual investors believe that when they read an article about a particular company, they now possess information that is not widely known.

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Today I would like to look at international stocks as an option. International stocks? For many investors just the words ‘international stocks’ raises a red flag.

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