Securing savings: Where to hide your money
By Robbie CannonRecently, I decided to google the question "Where should I hide my money?" The question is especially relevant given the confusion over where to put your money right now. You'd be surprised (as I was) to find advertisements for everything from socks
May 01, 2008
Stepping UpA young financial planner at one of my client firms sent an e-mail to his employer, saying that he was concerned about the growing volume...
May 01, 2008
Muni, Currency Instruments UnveiledNew York-based asset manager Van Eck Global has introduced the Market Vectors-Lehman Brothers AMT-Free Short Municipal Index ETF (SMB). The new ETF is designed to...
May 01, 2008
Gold's RenaissanceIt's funny, but the late-night commercials that used to push food dehydrators and Ginsu knife sets are now touting gold as an investment vehicle. And...
April 23, 2008
MetLife Announces Stock Repurchase ProgramThe board of MetLife Inc. has agreed to spend up to $1 billion more on buying back the company's common stock.MetLife, New York, set aside ...
April 20, 2008
Grab The WispThe stock market never ever fails to amaze me. I can't help but think that in times like these the operating principle underlying the market's ...
April 15, 2008
Guarantor Woes Rattle Insurance Securitization MarketThe problems in the mortgage-backed securities market could cause a pause in the insurance-linked securities market.Chris Brockwell, director of insurance-linked securities at Swiss Re Capital ...
April 15, 2008
Finding the lost generationWe find ourselves not only in a questionable stock market, but also in a depressed real estate market resulting from sub-prime lending troubles. With all of this bad news is there anything good left to talk about when it comes to your savings? Does