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CommonSense InvestSense- Wealth Preservation Saboteurs April 30, 2013“Get what you can and keep what you have; that’s the way to get rich.” Scottish Proverb In a series of earlier posts, I discussed the three planning areas that I believe constitute real wealth management – wealth accumulation, wealth … Continue reading →investsense
- Three Numbers Every Investor and Fiduciary Should Remember April 7, 2013The abundance of investment products and investment information available today can be intimidating and confusing to many investors, both novice and professional. Over my twenty-plus years as an attorney and investment adviser, I have tried to help others focus on … Continue reading →investsense
- REAL Wealth Management – Wrap-Up March 24, 2013Over the past four weeks, I have written posts to discuss what I perceive to be the three true areas of comprehensive wealth management – accumulation, preservation/protection and distribution/transfer. While many financial professionals may claim to be wealth managers, a … Continue reading →investsense
- REAL Wealth Management – Wealth Distributions and Transfers March 17, 2013This week, we address what I consider to be the third aspect of a genuine wealth management program -distributions and transfers of one’s assets. Distribution encompasses both transfers made while one is living, inter vivos transfers, and transfers made after … Continue reading →investsense
- REAL Wealth Management – Preservation March 9, 2013When I tell people that I am a wealth preservation attorney, I often get the obligatory inquisitive look, followed by “what’s that” question. In my law practice, wealth preservation law covers several areas of the law, primarily wealth management, tax … Continue reading →investsense
- Dividend Investing vs. Variable Annuities March 7, 2013Excellent analysis of problems with variable annuities from the “Seeking Alpha” web site . Only thing missing is discussion of the use of inverse pricing on VA’s annual fees, producing windfall for VA issuer at expense of VA owner. “Seeking … Continue reading →investsense
- REAL Wealth Management – Accumulation March 2, 2013As promised, over the next four weeks I will discuss what I believe are the three aspects of real wealth management – accumulation, protection/preservation and distribution. Most of the posts and white papers on this site deal with the accumulation … Continue reading →investsense
- REAL Wealth Management February 22, 2013Difficult times recently. My mother recently passed away under a cloud of issues and I just finished my most recent book, “The 401(k)/403(b) Investment Manual.” Then a prospective client contacted me with regard to his ongoing problems with a “wealth … Continue reading →investsense
- 3 (and a half) Common IRA Mistakes to Avoid November 8, 2012Individual retirement accounts (IRAs) have proven to be a very popular investment option. When set-up properly, IRAs can provide investors with greater flexibility and overall wealth management opportunities than traditional retirement accounts such as 401(k) and 403(b) accounts. That said, … Continue reading →investsense
- Avoiding the “Missing the Ten Best Days” Ruse July 7, 2012Stockbrokers and investment advisors sometimes employ the “missing the best days in the market” ruse to convince investors to stay in the market, even when economic and market indicators suggest a more defensive strategy. In some cases, advice is simply to preserve … Continue reading →investsense
- Wealth Preservation Saboteurs April 30, 2013
Category Archives: Asset Protection
The One Question Every Investor Should Always Ask
This week I had two referrals that prompted this post. In each case, I was asked to provide a pre-investment suitability analysis for fiduciaries involved in the cases. One case involved a trust for two children whose parents had died. … Continue reading
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Trust, But Verify
I recently read an article, “Trust, Stupidity and Fraud,” which discussed the so-called “unholy trinity” of financial planning. The article, written by Australian attorney Peter Bobbin, forecast a rise in fraud within the financial planning industry. In analyzing fraud, Bobbin … Continue reading
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The InvestSense Challenge
Protect your financial security with our new white paper, “The InvestSense Challenge.” The Challenge provides key information and industry ”secrets” in a “quick” format in furtherance of our motto/mission, the power of the informed investor.
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New White Paper
New white paper posted on our web site, CommonSense InvestSense, at http://www.investsense.com. “Investment Fraud ‘Secrets’: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Investment Fraud,” examines the role of internal beliefs and biases that often prevent investors from recognizing investment fraud … Continue reading
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Three Numbers Every Investor and Fiduciary Should Remember
The abundance of investment products and investment information available today can be intimidating and confusing to many investors, both novice and professional. Over my twenty-plus years as an attorney and investment adviser, I have tried to help others focus on … Continue reading
Posted in Asset Protection, Investment Portfolios, Investor Protection, Portfolio Construction, Retirement Plan Participants, Retirement Planning, Wealth Preservation
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The Power of the Proactive Investor, Part Two
In Part One of this post, we highlighted strategies that proactive investors can use to better protect their financial security. The strategies mentioned in Part One were more oriented toward the investment account as a whole. However, most securities claims … Continue reading
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The Power of the Proactive Investor, Part One
“Your account is a brokerage account and not an advisory account. Our interests may not always be the same as yours. Please ask us questions to make sure you under-stand your rights and our obligations to you, including the extent … Continue reading
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Street Smarts
Wall Street has a lot of colorful sayings. Some of the sayings actually contain useful information for investors. I often refer to some of my favorite Wall Street sayings during my presentations. Interestingly enough, I often have people come up … Continue reading
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Optimizing Your Retirement Plan’s Investment Options
One of the things that continues to amaze me are the number of cases we see where participants in a retirement plan have set up unsuitable portfolios in their retirement accounts, thereby exposing themselves to unnecessary investment risk. When asked … Continue reading
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The Absolute Truth About Wealth Preservation Investing
American investors lost trillions of dollars as a result of the bear markets of 2000-2002 and 2008. As a result of such losses, mutual funds companies are beginning to offer so called absolute return mutual funds. The goal of an … Continue reading
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