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Financial products update.
There are several interesting developments in the past year. Variable Annuity sales have dropped. For 2008 Variable Annuity sales are down over 60% according to the industry trade group NAVA… more →
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The top five sneakiest banking tricks
Cemanthe wrote 1 week ago: Last month, consumers fighting to reclaim bank charges suffered a major setback in the Supreme Court … more →
Holidays: thinking about family, thinking about insurance....
Shannon Group wrote 1 week ago: You always care about your family. But this time of year, the holidays bring up memories of special … more →
Finding Greatness from a Relationship with Your Financial Planner
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Marc Freedman, CFP® wrote 2 months ago: Maybe you’ve just hired a financial planner or you’re thinking about hiring one. I bet you’re excit … more →
How do I pick a single mutual fund?
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matthewlatimer wrote 2 months ago: There are different selection logic that can be used to determine which fund is right for you. They … more →
Celebrity Endorsements - I
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kavi85 wrote 2 months ago: I came across this article through a friend the other day. It refers to a study that states that tin … more →
How do I buy a mutual fund?
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matthewlatimer wrote 2 months ago: They’re all over the news, everyone you know says they own one (or some). But if you don … more →
The money house. All money, no house.
matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: An interesting strategy that can be used to build equity is called ‘the money house’. Si … more →
Investing, The buying and selling of things
matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: The early days of trading, camels, spice traders, and middlemen. Generally speaking, they had it har … more →
Seg funds as a product for locked in plans
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matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: LIRA and LRSPs normally can’t be turned into an income plan or utilize any of the non-emergenc … more →
Whats a Seg Fund good for, anyway?
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matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: Segregated Funds, or Seg funds for short are creditor protected insurance policies. The assets that … more →
ETF's are Exchange Traded Funds
matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: ETF based products add value to a portfolio, but the question which needs to be asked is: to achieve … more →
What about RSP Season?
matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: Rsp season is all about the first sixty days of the year. It ends before tax season, but is a big pa … more →
What about RSP Season?
matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: Rsp season is all about the first sixty days of the year. It ends before tax season, but is a big pa … more →
What about MERs anyway?
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matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: All the conversation in newspapers these days is about mutual fund fees, how they charge too much an … more →
What is an Index Linked Note?
matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: A note is the paper contract that you purchase, like a Principal Protected Note, or a Bankers Accept … more →
Unit, or Share price
matthewlatimer wrote 3 months ago: Lately I have been considering unit (share) price as an advantage greater than 1:1. I understand tha … more →
Real rate mortgages: $1.5 Trillion cash for borrowers, consumption up $420 billions, house prices up between 15%-25%, no cost for taxpayers.
omega wrote 4 months ago: Real rate mortgages could be a great solution for real estate markets and the economy. Changing pres … more →
New financial products to stabilize the real state market
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omega wrote 5 months ago: Nominal interest rate mortgages (NRM), like Fixed Rate Mortgages (FRM) or Adjustable Rate Mortgages … more →
Call for consumer financial products protections
Randy Wilson wrote 7 months ago: Banks are going to fight this one tooth and nail: “The real problem for consumers is not the l … more →
