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A Miner for a Heart of Gold
Have you been watching gold lately? If so, then you already know that the value of the yellow metal is red hot right now. Even hotter is the value of stocks in the gold and precious metals mining sector. The chart here of the Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX), an ETF that holds the biggest […]
Get Fiscally Fit in 2014, Part V
During the past four weeks, we’ve outlined the steps needed to become fiscally fit in 2014. This week, we have Part V of our series, which is all about living trusts, wills and guardianships. When it comes to preparing for the inevitable in life, many of us fail to act responsibly. I know it can […]
The Dividend Fund Solution
The current decline in the markets isn’t going to last forever, and at some point buyers will step back in to stocks. The next big data point that will help determine the fate of the markets comes on Friday in the form of the January employment report, so we’ll have to wait until then for […]
Get Fiscally Fit in 2014, Part IV
For the past several weeks, we’ve outlined the steps toward becoming fiscally fit for 2014. This week, we have Part IV of our series, which is all about getting a grasp of your expenses. When it comes to expenses, many of us act like an ostrich and put our heads in the sand. That’s because […]
The Fed Tapers Again
The Fed did what most of us expected it would, and that was to continue to taper its bond-buying program. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to pare down its current $75-billion-per-month bond buying program to $65 billion per month, with the taper split evenly between Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities. While the Fed’s decision […]
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Get Fiscally Fit in 2014, Part III
In the past two editions of Making Money Alert, I’ve outlined some of the steps needed to become fiscally fit in 2014. This week, I present Part III of our series, which will be of particular interest to investors with a focus on income. Recall that the first installment was about taking an inventory of […]
A China Opportunity?
Along with the previously mentioned consensus opinion on stocks, bonds and gold, there also is a line of thinking out there that there’s big trouble brewing in China. An article in Forbes by China perma-bear Gordon Chang captured a lot of attention recently, as it plays on the legitimate fear that China’s financial system faces […]
Get Fiscally Fit in 2014, Part II
Last week, we began a special series on how to get fiscally fit in 2014. The first installment was all about taking an inventory of all of your assets. Here we took a page from corporate CFOs, as they regularly are tasked with determining the precise value of their company’s assets. The result of that […]
Get Fiscally Fit in 2014, Part I
It is the first full week of another new year, and that means now is a great time to get in better financial shape. To help you do just that, over the next few weeks I will be taking you through a series of simple assignments that will help you to get on track in […]
The Worst Christmas Present Ever
By Jim Woods Do you remember the worst Christmas present you ever received? Was it that cliché that is a holiday fruit cake? How about a $5 Starbucks gift card from a co-worker? Or was it a tie from your kids with an amateur rendering of jolly old Saint Nicholas that you wouldn’t ever wear, […]
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