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NEWS OPINION MAR 08, 2009
Obama's proposed budget poses challenges for advisers

President Obama's proposed budget for the 2010 fiscal year and projections for the next 10 years provide a clear road map for financial planners and investment advisers.

NEWS OPINION MAR 08, 2009
Making most of excess capital losses

Since the market has devastated portfolios, many investors find themselves with substantial capital losses.

NEWS OPINION MAR 06, 2009
‘Reset’ Social Security and collect more

NEWS OPINION MAR 01, 2009
Nationalization should be last resort

President Obama and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner are resisting calls for the nationalization of Citigroup Inc. and perhaps other large banks.

NEWS OPINION FEB 22, 2009
Credit-rating system needs overhaul

Many aspects of the U.S. financial system must be reformed in the wake of the financial crisis.

NEWS OPINION FEB 20, 2009
Should you dump mutual funds in favor of ETFs?

NEWS OPINION FEB 15, 2009
It's time to rescue the bank rescue plan

The equity market reacted to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's much-anticipated bank rescue plan last week with a resounding thud.

NEWS OPINION FEB 15, 2009
Don’t dance around principles

NEWS OPINION FEB 11, 2009
It’s a trader’s market for ETFs, but exercise caution

NEWS OPINION FEB 09, 2009
Advantages of delaying an application for Social Security

NEWS OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Pay cuts for Washington, too

The critics are right.

NEWS OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Broadening our - and your - horizons

As financial advisers are aware from their own businesses, success never comes to those who stand still.

NEWS OPINION FEB 08, 2009
Will we make the same housing mistakes?

House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, D-Mass., last week laid out an ambitious 2009 legislative program for his committee.

NEWS OPINION FEB 01, 2009
Choosing Geithner was a mistake

The nomination and confirmation of Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary was a mistake that will weaken the U.S. income tax system.

NEWS OPINION JAN 25, 2009
Make regulation review a priority

Many commentators in recent weeks have said that one of President Obama's first priorities must be to restore public confidence.

NEWS OPINION JAN 23, 2009
A big bear market strategy for retirees

NEWS OPINION JAN 18, 2009
Schapiro should first diagnose, then treat

On the surface, Mary L. Schapiro has all the credentials to be an outstanding chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as she has unparalleled experience as a securities regulator.

NEWS OPINION JAN 11, 2009
'Slugflation' may lie ahead

The bear market and recession that began late in 2007 are perhaps barely half over, but it isn't too soon for financial planners and investment advisers to begin preparing clients for the aftermath of government efforts to halt the crisis.

NEWS OPINION JAN 09, 2009
Invalid Keogh is a tax trap

NEWS OPINION JAN 08, 2009
What investors can learn from Wall Street's failures

Here are three important portfolio survival lessons retired investors and their advisers can learn from Wall Street’s failures.