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March 21, 2012

Did you see what happened this week on Wall Street? It was quite a story! Last Wednesday, an executive director at Goldman Sachs resigned through an op-ed article in the NY Times. It was really something, the guy just unloaded about the toxic work environment where doing right by clients was not even a topic at sales meetings. The focus was on ripping clients off in a variety of ways including by persuading them to invest in products left on the books that the company was trying to dump. He even shared that he had seen no less than five different managing directors refer to their own clients as “muppets” in emails. It’s shocking and yet somehow it’s also not a surprise, right?

by Ted Hunter

January 18, 2012

It’s never too late to establish some good financial habits and secure your finances. The single smartest financial habit to adopt is to save 15% to 20% of your income each month. This is the number that will ensure you are never caught unprepared and are building a strong financial future.

by Ted Hunter

November 17, 2011

I hate being sick. I’m not good at it. I have had the good fortune to be very healthy for almost all of my 70 years, but I had a bit of a bad run lately. Thankfully, it appears that I'm going to be ok. I’ve learned through the years that nothing, NOTHING, else matters if you are not healthy. I was lucky enough to figure that out early in my life, and have always gone out of my way to take really good care of myself. Unfortunately, many people have not done this and so often it is the pursuit of money that is at the root of the problem. Money Rule #8 says it well.

by Ted Hunter

November 10, 2011

It looks to be another roller coaster week in the stock market amid ongoing fears that Greece will soon default on its debt and that the situation in Italy is worsening, with no easy out in sight. Of course there are other factors that create volatility in the market now, but the European debt crisis magnifies the ongoing issue we have with debt in this country and in our own personal finances. What can we learn from this expanding global problem?

by Ted Hunter

November 3, 2011

There are so many things you could do with an extra $1,000 a year. You could create an emergency fund for unexpected expense, such as a health emergency or car repair. You could put a big dent in your credit card debt. You could make some extra car payments and shorten the length of your loan. Or you could put it into your child's college fund to grow over time.

by Ted Hunter

November 3, 2011

There are so many things you could do with an extra $1,000 a year. You could create an emergency fund for unexpected expense, such as a health emergency or car repair. You could put a big dent in your credit card debt. You could make some extra car payments and shorten the length of your loan. Or you could put it into your child's college fund to grow over time.

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