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	Documents 11 - 20 of 27     1   2   3     Japan Is On Our Minds View Article The news from Japan should, first and foremost, be viewed as a human tragedy of horrific proportions, and we extend our sympathy to the people affected by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor crises in Fukushima. People from around the U.S. are pledging support for the humanitarian efforts. Perhaps the easiest way to get support quickly is to dial the Red Cross by typing in 90999 on your cell phone or 1-800-RED-CROSS on a regular phone line, or go to the web site at www.redcross.org. Reports say that the Japanese chapter of the Red Cross is one of the best organized in the world.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend Good News.... Maybe? View Article So many aspects of our economy still seem seriously hobbled, nearly two years after the official end of the Great Recession: Unemployment is still at 9.0 percent. Yet the landscape for investors looks surprisingly positive. Its terrible that so many people are still out of work, or are still facing foreclosure on their houses, but there is also plenty of good news about our economy, and that good news is having a more direct impact on our ability to meet our financial goals. Despite our troubles, there are very good reasons to be optimistic   click here to e-mail this article to a friend The Darkness Behind The Problems View Article Here at home, you read about our economic difficulties--the federal debt, various scams and ponzi schemes, entire nations going bankrupt--and it's sometimes hard to see past the bright headlines to the darker, better-hidden underlying causes of all these problems. But a recent report issued by economist Woody Brock of Strategic Economic Decisions, Inc. gives us a Hubble-like view of the deeper structural problems with our global society.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend Teaching Kids About Money View Article In uncertain economic times, it becomes ever more clear how important it is to help our children develop wise financial habits. Quite frankly, it's never too early to start teaching them how to deal with personal financial concepts. We know it's critically important that our kids develop healthy eating habits. Well in much the same vein, habits about handling money... good or bad... are learned early in life. Here are some practical tips you can start using today.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend 529 Plans: The Estate Planning Triple Play View Article Much has been made of the ability to use 529 plans to implement effective estate planning strategies. This article will specifically focus on the estate planning benefits of these college savings plans.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend How Much Life Insurance Do You Need? View Article If you are the primary breadwinner in your family, your untimely death would be a financial as well as an emotional burden on your survivors. Therefore, you probably need life insurance as long as you have dependents. Determining your insurance needs, though, can be a challenge.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend Long-Term Care Insurance - When Is The Right Time To Buy? View Article At what age should you buy long-term care insurance? Often the advice is, the earlier the better. It's not uncommon to see insurance carriers and some experts recommend that people buy a long-term care (LTC) policy while they are still in their 40s. Yet most people who buy individual policies wait until they are in their 60s. There are several advantages to buying LTC coverage earlier.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend Cutting Through The Haze of Media Hype View Article A look at our risk-managed approach to investing.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend Financial Planning Insights - Plan Beneficiaries View Article Keeping Your Retirement Plan Directives Consistent With Your Will and Other Planning Opportunities   click here to e-mail this article to a friend Protect Yourself From Identity Theft View Article According to the Federal Trade Commission, 10 million people in the U.S. had their identities compromised last year. Moreover, the FTC also reported that it took an average of 60 hours and $1,000 for these 10 million to correct the problems that resulted... and those are just averages. For some, the costs ran into tens of thousands of dollars! With this in mind, here are my 10 steps you should take to make sure ID theft doesnt happen to you.   click here to e-mail this article to a friend