http://www.financialplannerny.com Fee Only Financial Planning Wisdom and Objective Advice from Gary Schatsky Thu, 15 May 2008 14:54:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en January 23, 2008 NEW YORK (AP) - With the stock market standing on shaky legs, financial advisers are working to bolster clients' psyches as well as their portfolios. Relationships between advisers and their clients can grow strained when markets head south, as investors want to hastily sell their positions or change their ... http://www.financialplannerny.com/11/boosting-portfolios-psyches/ From News-Wave: 5 Mistakes That Will Sink Your Retirement Mistake No. 1: The biggest blunder is cutting back on contributions to a 401(k) plan, since most companies offer matching funds—the ultimate cash freebie. In general, 401(k) plans are set up so that the employer adds 50 cents to each dollar a ... http://www.financialplannerny.com/9/5-mistakes-that-sink-retirement/ By ALEKSANDRA TODOROVA May 12, 2008 5:12 p.m. Municipal bonds, let's face it, could make anyone snooze. "They're complicated and boring," says Donald Cummings, principal of Blue Haven Capital, a fee-based wealth-management firm in Geneva, Ill. When he brings up the subject at cocktail parties, he says, people walk away. These days, Cummings ... http://www.financialplannerny.com/8/risk-of-chasing-yields/ Wall Street chaos: How to plan your money Planners advocate prudence - and a cash cushion - to get you through volatile times. // Uses both the shortcut for $(document).ready() // and the argument to write failsafe jQuery code // using the $ alias, without relying on the global alias. jQuery(function($) { // Your code using ... http://www.financialplannerny.com/7/wall-street-chaos/ By J. ALEX TARQUINIO Published: April 27, 2008 A Stalwart of Retirement Planning: The I.R.A. WITH so much contradictory advice floating around, it is sometimes hard to figure out the best way to save for retirement. Financial experts say that one often-overlooked resource is the humble Individual Retirement Account, or I.R.A., which has ... http://www.financialplannerny.com/6/a-stalwart-of-retirement-planning-the-ira/