If wild market gyrations have been leaving you feeling a little queasy, this presentaton is for you. In this webinar, we explore the underlying causes of the recent increase in financial market volatility (or vomitility, as a friend of ours recently named it) and what…
As the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks draws near, we find our world as messy as ever. Ongoing strife in Afghanistan, crushing reprisals in Syria, regime change in Egypt and Libya, sovereign debt crises in Europe, and a faltering economic recovery in the U.S.,…
If wild market gyrations have been leaving you feeling a little queasy, please take a moment to register for our upcoming presentation. In this webinar, we’ll explore the underlying causes of the recent increase in financial market volatility (or vomitility, as a friend of ours…
On October 21 of last year, at 10:20am Pacific Time, millions of people participated in the Great California ShakeOut (www.shakeout.org), practicing the essential earthquake survival skills of “drop, cover, and hold on.” Researchers long ago established that those who practice an emergency response are more…
We thought we’d take a break from the scary market action of the past week and talk about EMT. And no, that doesn’t stand for Emergency Medical Technician, notwithstanding any heart palpitations you may be feeling. The EMT we’re going to discuss stands for Error Management…
DENVER, Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — The Financial Planning Association weighed in on the volatility of the recent shifts in the financial markets and the resulting effect on consumers, as well as the organization’s 23,800-member base. FPA is the largest membership organization for…
We just wanted to touch base with a brief note on the S&P downgrade of US long-term debt and the ongoing volatility in the stock market. To begin with, we believe that the actual downgrade was a bit of grandstanding by a company desperately trying…
Candice Choi, AP Personal Finance Writer, On Sunday August 7, 2011, 7:41 pm NEW YORK (AP) — Investors should think twice before making any rash moves Monday. Many market analysts expect stocks to fall sharply because of anxiety about the downgrade of the U.S. credit…
Yet again, the word of the day is double-dip, and not double-dip ice cream we needn’t add. Slower growth for the US economy during the first half of this year and debt worries in Europe seem to have driven investor anxiety over the top, causing many to…
We thought we’d offer a few observations now that Congress and the White House have managed to come to an agreement on raising the debt ceiling. As we suggested a week ago, a deal was indeed done, though not before the arrival of the eleventh hour. Among…