I wrote this article on September 15, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Over the last few years, I have sat through dozens of introductory meetings with current retirement plan participants who live and work all over the Twin Cities. I am very familiar with many of...
I wrote this article on September 9, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. In Minnesota, we don’t fool around with our health. Every year, our state ranks in the top handful of “healthiest states to live in.” If we are sick, we go to the doctor. The doctor prescribes...
I wrote this article on September 2, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. Why aren’t Minnesota companies consistently hiring new workers when there are plenty of qualified workers seeking jobs? Why aren’t Minnesota home sales trending higher despite new record...
I wrote this article on August 29, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. On Aug. 15, 2011, Time Moneyland carried an article titled “Why It Pays to Ignore the Financial News.” The author of the article, J.D. Roth, cites a Harvard University study of investment habits...
I wrote this article back on August 26, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. I was in Philadelphia last week, presenting in a video teleconference for the Society of Financial Service Professionals on the topic of “Managing Assets Earmarked for Retirement.” Every time...
I wrote this article on August 18, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. No great words of wisdom from me this week. Like everyone else, I am waiting for the stock market to put in a meaningful “bottom” in order to take advantage of the great summer of 2011 stock...
