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Monthly Archives: February, 2012

Who Should Do Your Taxes?

Taxes. They’re one of those unavoidable facts of life. When it comes to preparing your taxes I believe the key is striking a balance between keeping it simple—not spending more time or money than necessary—and being smart about getting all the deductions and savings you are entitled to. So, how do you get the job done right and walk that line? It depends on your particular situation.

Estate Planning Demystified—It’s Not Just for the Rich

Estate Planning. Just the mention of the subject is enough to turn off the brain. Well stick with me for a minute, because we all need it and also because I believe I can quickly show you how over 85% of adults can do a really good job of estate planning in just a couple of hours. And the best part? It's free! In my opinion, all most people need to do are these 5 things.

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Should I Invest in Gold?

I've been asked that question a lot, especially in the last month or so. Over the past year I have consistently advised against investing in gold and that advice has been pretty good as the price really hasn't changed much. I do believe there will come a time when owing some gold will be a very good idea, but I don't believe we've reached that point as yet for a variety of reasons.

We See Through the Lies!

Earlier this week, a New York Times article came out that really caught my attention. It was disappointing to see the typical economic spin that encourages people to invest with the financial services industry NO MATTER WHAT taken to such great lengths, but was also encouraging to see that the article was in response to a terrific new trend by their customers. People are really starting to catch on that it’s not a good idea to invest in the stock market, especially not at this time, and have been pulling their money out. Now, that’s great news.