WSJ Teaches you How to Become Beyond Wealthy � Hint: Ignore All of their Normal Advice

Gregory Zuckerman wrote an Article in the WSJ titled, “Greatest Trade: How Can you Make $20 Billion” which provides 8 easy steps to become a Billionaire.  Where did these steps come? Mr. Zuckerman follows two years of John Paulson’s work.

The article is entertaining, but I’d love to read an autobiography if ever produces it one

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How to Choose a Financial Planner – 7 Tips by Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal Writer, Shelly Banjo offers, “Seven Questions to Ask When Picking a Financial Adviser.”  I am a huge fan of the article because Ms. Banjo is nonjudgmental of the financial advisor role but rather offers 7 sound questions to ask someone vetting for your trust.

Let me say this first, and I have mentioned

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WSJ Follows up on Suspended Required Minimum Distrubtion for 2009

I briefly mentioned in my Article about Missing RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions) that RMDs were actually suspended for tax year 2009 (but remember not 2008!).  Well, today I found a great Q&A/Follow up on the Wall Street Journal Personal Finance Section website. It is appropriately titled “Details on the New IRA Rule” and was written

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How to Steer Clear of Shady Advisors - It is Hard than you Think

As I have stated, I constantly read WSJ.com’s Personal Finance Section online, I find that their articles are usually interesting and informative; well tonight I read an article which was neither.  It was titled, “How to Steer Clear of Shady Advisors” written by Mary Pilon.  It was obviously (in my humble opinion) written by Ms.

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Is Social Security Income an Asset? NO!

I just read a very interesting article on Wall Street Journal Personal Finance Section, titled “Save Your Nest Egg, Hold on to Stocks” written by Mr. Zweig (full article HERE).  The article surrounds the idea that since your Social Security income stream can be turned into a present value number equivilent to a bond/annuity that

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Stay Away from Seller Financing

I was reading Wall Street Journal’s Online Personal Finance Section and came across a very interesting article, that in my humble opinion, didn’t explore the downfalls of Seller Financing enough.  The article was entitled “Mortgage Lending for Sellers” by Amy Hoak (full article can be found here).

What is Seller Financing?

The idea of seller financing is

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Wall Street Journal's Tips for Surviving this Financial Nightmare

End of the World by Rusty Russ (http://flickr.com/photos/10159247@N04/2452641169/)

End of the World by Rusty Russ

Brett Arends from the Wall Street Journal Personal Finance Section wrote a great article titled, “What You Can Do Right Now – Unpredictable Politics make this a tough moment to invest.  Here are some sound strategies for protecting – and still growing – your money.” The article provides

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