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Category Archives: Giving

Make Your Donation Count: Helping the Japanese Relief Effort

The earthquake, and the Tsunami that followed, in Japan were terrible and unfortunate events.  As I see the images on TV and the internet, I ask myself what I can do. How can I help?  Anyone who has read Money Smart knows I believe in giving back.  I am a firm believer in giving and [...]

Give That Donation, Even When You Think You Can

Times are tough and the holidays are hectic. But I would like you to take the time this busy holiday season to consider something that I think is essential to your well-being, financial and otherwise. Giving. Giving doesn’t have to be limited to money. A wonderful gift can be just to give a little of [...]

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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.