August 22, 2011Investments, Trusts Responsibility of Trustee Managing Trusts with Investments Question: I’m the trustee on my parent’s trust. Parts of the trust’s assets are held in the stock market. With...
June 21, 2011Investments, Short QA Dividend Paying Stocks for People Starting to Plan for Retirement Many of the companies that you want to own have Dividend Reinvestment Plans (DRIPs) in which you can accumulate shares...
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June 5, 2011Investments Beware: Higher Yielding Investments Can Have Higher Risks Interest rates on bank CDs and money market funds have been at historic lows over the last several years. Sure,...
June 5, 2011Investments, Short QA Due Diligence on Stockbrokers Before Investing is Always Prudent Question: A stockbrokers has solicited me to open a brokerage account with him. He seems like an honest person who...
April 6, 2008Investments, Scam Alerts Caveat Emptor – Stockbroker Fraud Stockbroker Fraud Six months have passed since Betty's husband Joe died. Betty always let Joe handle the money matters. He...