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Signs Your Financial Advisor Is No Good
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Marketwatch recently ran an article on signs that your financial advisor is no good. Here are some of their signs I found particulary important: 2. Refuses to disclose free arrangements Some advisers are squarely focused on investments that make the…
Politics Matters – No on California Propositions 1B – 1E, The “Rebuild California” Campaign
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A very important election looms Tuesday November 7 – just 16 days away. Politics sets the framework within which we live our lives, including our economic lives, and its impact on the economy and therefore stocks and bonds is substantial. In…
Yes on Prop 1A – The Right Way to Address California’s Transportation Infrastructure
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Private Property is the Foundation of Our Free Economy – “Yes” on Proposition 90
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Cramer on the Election and Comcast
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On his radio show Real Money this morning (Thursday October 26) Jim Cramer, of CNBC’s popular Mad Money, had some interesting things to say about the upcoming election and Top Gun recommendation Comcast. On the upcoming election: Election day is…