Rather than boring you with more talk about the uneven course of the economy and the markets, which inevitably stumble forward through a ceaseless series of advances and declines. And rather than sharing the latest comments of Ben Bernanke as he reports on the fundamental underlying strength of the…
By ELEANOR LAISE Hidden in the market’s hideous performance is a unique opportunity for investors to cut their tax bills for years to come. Investors who sell beaten-down holdings can use those losses to offset taxable gains and often a portion of their income. Any…
With the stock market serving up a little pre-Halloween scare, it seemed like a good time to offer up another edition of the Weekend Digest. From Jeremy Siegel’s defense of “market efficiency” to a discussion of how the demographics of the X and Y generations…
In this column, we ask prominent financial advisers who use mutual funds and exchange-traded funds to share model portfolios with us. Mr. Yeske, 52 years old, founded financial-planning firm Yeske & Co. in 1990 and last year merged it with Financial Planning Group of Vienna, Va., to form Yeske Buie. Mr. Yeske is a former chairman of the Financial Planning Association and is an instructor of financial planning at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Yeske Buie manages about $300 million for some 200 clients, primarily individuals.
By ELEANOR LAISE We’ve seen the stock-market plunge, the foreclosures surge, the layoffs and the bankruptcies mount. Now comes the inevitable next stage of the economic downturn: a rash of personal-finance books that promise to help readers navigate their way through the rubble — and…
By Albert B. Crenshaw Special to The Washington Post Wednesday, October 15, 2008; Page H06 With the decline of traditional pensions, tax-deferred saving through 401(k) plans, IRAs and the like has become a key element of most Americans’ funding. But tax-deferred isn’t the same as…
By Candice Choi Associated Press writer Posted September 29, 2008 NEW YORK — Before the turbulent economy sends you running into the arms of a financial advisor, make sure you know all your options. In addition to the various types of financial advice on the…
by Barbara Kiviat Thursday, Sep. 18, 2008 You probably have questions. And not “What does CDO mean again?” sorts of questions but more along the lines of “Is it time to hide under the covers?” Here we tackle some popular queries–while emphasizing that just because…
By Chris Pummer SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (MarketWatch) — So your mortgage payment just ratcheted upward or an unforeseen event has shot the heart out of your finances. Don’t succumb to money melancholy just yet. In the grand scheme, you may have serious credit problems you…
But Many of Latest Offerings Stretch Definition of ‘Index’; Warnings of Increased Risks By ELEANOR LAISE January 30, 2007; Page B11 Index-fund investors, known to take a hands-off approach to their money, are now being asked to make some big decisions — and possibly take on more…