Scott Burns
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I suggest simplicity, patience in investingMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. Would you comment in a column on your present suggestions for a Couch Potato portfolio for retirees? -- C.D., by e-mail A. The Couch Potato portfolios aren't about ch...
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Fees over the long term can devastate a portfolioMar 17, 2008 11:00 pm - No one wants to be at the bottom of the heap. We want to be above average at everything, including investing. That's why we spend billions every year, hoping to find a s...
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There are alternatives to high fee managersMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are rolling over my wife's $160,000 lump sum retirement into a managed account with our bank. She's 55. Wells Fargo charges 1.5 percent a year and a 1.5 percent lo...
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Legacy distribution drains years of savingsMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In the late 1960s, The New York Times declared that we had entered the age of "people's capitalism." The paper cited the broad increase in mutual fund and stock ownershi...
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One good step always is paying down debtMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I read your article "Hard Work Doesn't Pay," and I agree. I also believe Corporate America will use you, abuse you and show you the door when they are done with you. ...
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What 'financial adviser' means about 95 percent of the timeMar 03, 2008 10:00 pm - "My financial adviser says that I should …" That may be the most common phrase in all the reader mail I receive. The suggestion may be about mutual funds, stocks or bond...
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The young don't have advantages of yesterdayFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. Am I living the American Dream -- or will there be a rude awakening down the line? I am 85 years old, happily married for over 60 years with four grown children. Our ...
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Problem areas are where homes overvalued, deflatedFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent listing of mortgage foreclosure rates in 100 top areas drew a lot of attention. Released by RealtyTrac, a firm that compiles data on home foreclosures, the list...
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High-return funds pose rebalancing anxietyFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. It is time for the annual rebalancing of my portfolio. Two of my funds, Vanguard Precious Metals and Mining (ticker: VGPMX) and Vanguard Energy (ticker: VGENX), have ...
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You can manage multiple accountsFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am nearly halfway through the process of restructuring my investments. I'm changing from a portfolio of more than 25 individual stocks to one of diversified index f...