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When it comes to evaluating stocks during earnings season, Fagan Associates applies the cockroach theory to any hint of bad news: “Where you find one cockroach, there are...
The surprising flexibility in the design of charitable gift annuities permits a donor to achieve his financial and philanthropic goals. In my June 2015 column, I reviewed the goals and aspirations of the three “Harrys’.” Harry...
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Predicting calamity for the financial markets is a regular sport. Some even manage to turn doomsaying into a profitable gig selling newsletters, gold vaults and investment strategies...
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There’s so much chatter about the flood of cybersecurity threats around financial services firms, and the technology that can hold it at bay, it’s easy to forget most lapses are the result of persona...
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If you focus too much on getting the top prospect, you’re going to overpay and underperform, says Raife Giovinazzo, the director of research at Fuller & Thaler, and Richard Thaler, principal...
The price of college tuition is steadily rising; in fact, tuition has risen faster than inflation in recent years. But 529 plans can help families better save for their children’s education...