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Motivating and Helping the Overspending Client
on August 17, 2011
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Most financial planners have a difficult time helping clients reduce their spending habits and start saving.
Ronald Regan: “A Time for Choosing” (1964)
on August 16, 2011
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Ronald Regan’s speeches, including “A Time for Choosing” (1964) are worth watching.
Weak Debt Deal Is No Solution
on August 15, 2011
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We simply can’t spend our way into prosperity.
Weak Deal is No Solution
on August 15, 2011
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Calling this a “Tea Party downgrade” might be true in one sense. There weren’t enough members of the Tea Party to overcome the stubbornness of those refusing to make real spending cuts.
The Power Of Passive Investing
on August 10, 2011
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A study by Morningstar cited in the Journal of Indexes shows that investors under-perform the very funds they are invested in by 1.5%. Learn how that is possible and avoid that mistake.
David John Marotta Interviewed on CBS-19 After Market Drop
on August 9, 2011
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“One of the jobs of a financial adviser is to keep people from doing things that feel like the emotionally right thing to do but statistically are the wrong thing to do.”
Radio: Weak Debt Deal and U.S. Credit Downgrade
on August 9, 2011
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On August 9, 2011, David John Marotta appeared on 1070 WINA’s Schilling Show to discuss the weak government debt deal, the U.S. Credit downgrade, and the subsequent drop in the Stock Market.
Warren Buffett is Buying
on August 8, 2011
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On the same day that the S&P 500 plunged 6.7% in reaction to the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of US sovereign debt, Bloomberg is reporting on two different headlines stating that Warren Buffet’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, is on a buying spree.
Save 20 Percent Off Your Virginia Tax Bill
on August 8, 2011
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Last year people who took our advice saved literally thousands of dollars on their Virginia taxes. A dollar saved on your taxes is more valuable than a taxable dollar earned in income.
Don’t Panic, the Markets Are Inherently Volatile
on August 5, 2011
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On volatile days like yesterday, I always recommend looking at longer term movements.
The Wealth Blueprint for Financial Success
on August 4, 2011
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I was asked to speak at the Leadership Development Center at the University of Virginia’s EAN Annual Conference on Thursday, August 4th 2001. I’ve collected links to all the resources I mentioned in that talk here in one place.
To Pay for Investment Advice or to Get It “Free”?
on August 3, 2011
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Clark Howard recently advocated using a fee-only advisor generally and the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) in particular.
Watch Milton Friedman’s “Free To Choose” PBS Series for Free
on August 2, 2011
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The legendary PBS TV series “Free to Choose” (1980) by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman is now available on Google Video for free (by courtesy of the Palmer R. Chitester Fund).
Personalizing the Debt Shows it is Unsustainable
on August 1, 2011
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Our country’s debt and deficit is difficult to understand in the abstract. Translating it to the numbers on each taxpayer’s credit card can help us see how our country’s spendthrift ways have debilitated economic productivity.
Despite Gloomy News, Some Trends Back Economic Improvement
on July 29, 2011
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In a recent Vanguard commentary entitled, “Despite gloomy news, some trends back economic improvement”, Mr. Aliaga-Diaz writes that there are many factors pointing to a long term economic recovery.