This Article was written by me on September 22, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. The big news in the business world this morning is another huge drop in the world stock markets. Most stock market professionals blame the banking crisis in Europe as the main reason...
I wrote this article on September 20, 2011 on my Golden Valley Patch Blog. I met with a retired investor late last week. He retired from a large local Minnesota company about two years ago and had “rolled over” his company 401(k) account into a self-directed IRA....
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...
