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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…

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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…