Category: Recession

SEC Wants To Hold Broker-Dealers To Fiduciary Standard

The SEC wants broker-dealers to be held to the same fiduciary standard as investment advisors.

Plain English Crusade

Chrissie Maher is a 71 yr. old English woman who is on a mission to get banks to use plain, easy to understand english. She feels that their confusing “gobblygook” helped cause this recession.

Monday October 5th, 2009 in Credit, Debt, Recession, financial planning | No Comments »

The Perfect Storm – Part 3

Today’s tsunami in Samoa is much like the economic recession that we are in. The factors that caused it were like the earthquake. Once that happens, the wave is coming, and there is nothing that will stop it.

The Perfect Storm – Part 2

Personal financial planning is all about understanding the risks you face, and then preparing to avoid or deal with them. You need a plan to help you be prepared.

The Perfect Storm – Part 1

Many families have been asking their personal financial planning advisor what caused this great recession that we are now in. This three-part series discusses the major contributing factors.