Posted September 8, 2009 - 05:00 by Philip Brewer
Personal Finance
One of the big advantages that children of the middle-class and wealthy have is that they grow up in a household where a huge amount of financial knowledge is embedded in its day-to-day functioning. Parents teach it, but it's also just there for the child to pick up, almost for free, like language and basic social skills. If you don't get this basic financial knowledge at home, it's possible to learn it other ways--but don't underestimate how much you need to pick up.
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Posted October 13, 2008 - 05:44 by Philip Brewer
Personal Finance
Financial panics used to be quite ordinary. In the century or two prior to the great depression, there was a panic every 15 or 20 years. Since the great depression we haven't had a classic financial panic, until now. There's a thing or two that we can learn from panics past to help us survive the current one.
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Posted September 23, 2008 - 10:21 by Philip Brewer
Real Estate and Housing
Several times recently, Treasury Secretary Paulson (and many others) have claimed that the "root cause" of the current financial crisis is "the housing correction." This is completely wrong--and unless policy makers realize that it's completely wrong, they're not likely to make the right policy decisions.
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Posted August 23, 2007 - 17:57 by Nora Dunn
Personal Finance
I don't care who you are. (Well, actually I do, otherwise I wouldn't be writing this).
What I mean, is I don't care about your background, education, financial prowess, or absolute lack thereof.
You need a Financial Planner!
Here are a few things to consider in your search for the perfect Financial Planner and why you even need one at all.
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