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NYT: “In Striking Shift, Small Investors Flee Stock Market”: What mutual fund flows are really telling us about stock and bond prospects
How Can Canada's Employment Levels Be Higher Than Its Pre-Recession Levels?: Observations from a recent Canadian trip and review of their different economic approach in recent years
Planning Ahead for Tax Increases: When are taxes likely to increase, for whom and by how much? How do you plan and what should you do?
Alarming Statements in Recent Fed Meeting Minutes Rocks Stocks: Is changing Fed stance an early warning for double-dip recession and deflation?
Paul Krugman: We're Now in a Depression: What to make of this New York Time's columnist's current and past predictions

Update: Media Bias - Politics and Elsewhere: Media bias poisons political races and colors the media's economic and money coverage
Update: Charts & Index Returns: Do you know what stock markets are leading and lagging? Are you well diversified globally? The following charts and index returns will help you keep a long-term perspective and see what's going on.
What Was Democratic President John F. Kennedy's Tax Proposal During 1962's Recession?: A flashback to his proposals, which were implemented, for personal and corporate income taxes
Paying Taxes Now Instead of Later: With tax hikes looming, tax deferral may undermine your financial plans
Reward Cards: New Survey Highlights Best of the Lot: Terms vary tremendously and you should beware some big, often overlooked pitfalls

Understanding and Planning Around Penalties for Early Retirement Account Withdrawals: Making the most of some complicated tax rules
Beware Annuity Salespeople: Worried stock market investors are prime prey for "advisors" over selling these products
Dealing With the Loss of a Trusted Advisor: Q: I am well diversified with my investments thanks to my father-in-law (CPA and financial advisor)...He made a plan, diversified me and my wife...The problem is that he is no longer with us...I fear the world has turned more times in the past 2 or 3 years than my father-in-law might have ever imagined...
The Greatly Misunderstood Risks of Investing: Fear over recent, severe stock market decline and online and media opportunists worsening situation
Growing Older Together: Caring for Your Aging Parents: The key financial and personal steps to take and how to navigate challenging discussion

Keep Investing in Vanguard Health Care Fund?: Q: The Vanguard Health Care Fund was always a big winner for several years. Now, its value is down. Do you think it's a good purchase for me to hold onto?
What Market Cap Segment Are the Best Fund Managers Favoring in the U.S.?: Some are saying they see the best relative valuations in decades
Vanguard's Latest Forecast for Global Stock Market Returns: The importance of economic growth and market valuations for emerging and developed market returns
Gold Versus U.S. Stocks Over the Past Two Generations: How has gold performed in recent decades and what may the future bring?
Fairholme Fund Has New Analysts and Major Portfolio Changes: Is this long-term winner still worthy of your investment dollars?

Can You Profit From Nassim Taleb's Black Swans?: Q: What do you think of the Black Swan theory? The book…advises us to put 90% of our portfolio in ultra-safe assets, and 10% in speculative/hedged investment that is supposed to profit handsomely when the market crashes...
Are You Hoping to Someday Retire or Are You Nearing Retirement?: Even if you're not over 50 years of age, you'll benefit from this excerpt of the newly released Personal Finance for Seniors for Dummies
Married to Distraction: Restoring Intimacy and Strengthening Your Marriage in an Age of Interruption: Dr. Edward Hallowell, a leading mental health expert, provides tips for strengthening marriages
Paying for College Without Going Broke: Kal Chany's book, Paying for College Without Going Broke, could easily save you thousands if not tens of thousands of dollars.
Your Credit Score: How to Improve the 3-Digit Number That Shapes Your Financial Future: A good credit score saves you big bucks when borrowing and getting insurance (and can help in other ways too)

MarketWatch Praises Howard Ruff's Recent Record: What's his real long-term track record on the market and economic calls he's made since the 1970s?
Update: Commentator Glenn Beck Dispenses Investing Advice: Should You Follow?: Q: Glenn Beck on Fox TV recently said that he would not invest in stocks or muni bonds...and recommended...gold and Treasuries...
Update: Robert Prechter Predicts Dow 1000 and Depression: Forecaster who Reuters calls a "top investor," "heavyweight" and "insider" now calling for even more severe downturn...but what is his track record?
“...I Don't Think I've Been Wrong on Anything”: Peter Schiff, author of the best-seller Crash Proof, is predicting the U.S. economy is going down the tubes...can you profit from his advice?
Should You Listen to Their Predictions?: Economists love to predict but what's their actual track record?