April 29, 2008

Search Online for Unclaimed Property in Florida

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I wonder if other states have similar websites?

April 04, 2008

Check Out Your Favorite Charities

See how efficient they are with your donations.  link

April 02, 2008

Government Benefit Programs in Trouble

"The trustees warned that financial pressures will begin much sooner when the programs begin paying out more in benefits each year than they collect in payroll taxes. For Medicare, that threshold is projected to be reached this year and for Social Security it is projected to occur in 2017."  link

March 29, 2008

Gold and Silver Sale

Gold and silver had huge declines in price last week.  Looks like a good buying opportunity if you are accumulating.

March 25, 2008

Gmail and Privacy

A client suggested that I give my other clients a heads up about Gmail: "I noticed that when I checked your message on Google this morning there were six advertisements relating to IRA's and financial planning on the page with your email.  This means that Google must be filtering my emails for keywords and is placing targeted advertising on the page based on the contents of my emails, which I don't like--it seems like an invasion of privacy."

Also see this page.

March 22, 2008

The Customer Is Not Always Right

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March 18, 2008

Signposts Say Recession Began in December

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Bear Stearns Executives Get a Lesson in Diversification

As always, an expensive lesson.  link

March 14, 2008

5 Tips to Avoid an IRS Audit

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Gold Reaches $1,000 Per Ounce

link  The dollar continues to be debased (to the extent that something with no intrinsic value can even be debased).  How?  Bernanke is making good on his promise to "drop money from helicopters" by monetizing bad mortgage loans (thus bailing out imprudent lenders) and now bailing out brokerage firms!