The rule on staying alive as a forecaster is to give 'em a number or give 'em a date, but never give 'em both at once.
Jane Bryant QuinnFinancial planners who take commissions have a built-in conflict of interest...even with disclosure, my choice would be a Fee-Only planner.
Jane Bryant QuinnNo one knows what stocks will do tomorrow, but the evidence is clear as to how they'll perform over 10 or 20 years. They will almost certainly go up.
Jane Bryant QuinnIt seems like only yesterday that savers were dorks. They kept piggy banks. They drove last year's cars. They fished in their change purses for nickels while the superstars flashed credit cards. Today, values have changed. The new object of veneration is not money on the hoof but money in the bank - and the dorks all have it.
Jane Bryant Quinn