Have you ever been a part of one of those trusted conversations where you become privy to information that is so powerful it would disrupt the status quo?
Think of the conversations that occur behind closed doors at the White House, corporate boardrooms or U.S. Central Command. We all understand that there are elements of those [...]
Category Archives: Malfeasance And Fraud
Behind Closed Doors – The Untold Story About Diversification
Monday, March 8, 2010
‘24′ Star Kiefer Sutherland Blows Up His Retirement Portfolio
Friday, February 5, 2010
The news about retirement portfolio investing this week has been a little light, so we start with the lighter side. Kiefer Sutherland’s misfortune is not funny, but we’ve watched our hero in “24″ defy the odds of multiple life and death situations. So it’s ironic that in real life, he too fell victim to an [...]
Investing for Beginners: Avoid the Tempting Scams
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Investing for beginners, as well as those more financially savvy, can oftentimes be a daunting task as there are many investment choices and unfortunately many schemes making promises that can’t be kept. As recently exposed in an article in InvestorsInsight.com ‘Record Year For Ponzi Schemes’ investors are oftentimes lured in by investment schemes that are just ‘too good to be true’. “It’s [...]
Is Anyone Surprised? Mutual Fund Managers Shun Their Own Funds.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Recent Morningstar research once again reveals what should be common knowledge by now – many Wall Street mutual fund managers are interested in growing their wealth, not yours. Karen Dolan, director of analysis at the firm revealed the pathetic truth about the majority of fund managers and their reticence to invest in their own products.
As [...]
Things to Consider: Risk and Diversification Among Other Things
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Beginners and seasoned investors alike need to take into consideration risk and diversification in one’s investment portfolio to sleep soundly at night. If anything, this past year should also have everyone evaluating one’s investment advisor as well as the risk & reward of an investment as this month marks the one-year anniversary of the arrest of Bernie [...]
What’s Another $25 billion for Detroit Automakers?
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Lost in this weekend’s news about the $700 billion bailout package for the banking industry was a $25 billion loan package for United States auto manufacturers. This package comes at a time when apparently Congress and the President believe that the American people will see $25 billion as a pittance compared to the $700 [...]
