Scott Burns
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My stimulus package is crazy, but not as crazy as Congress' planFeb 11, 2008 10:00 pm - Remember Gresham's law? It's the one that says bad money drives out the good money. Well, it also applies to lending. During the home price boom, bad money lending -- su...
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There is no easy cure for Nest-Egg AnxietyFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I retired at age 60 with a package. That was 13 months ago. As the package dwindles, I wonder if I should go back to work. Ugh! I have about $900,000. It is about 21 ...
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Sept. 11 and the foreclosure theoryFeb 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Trundling a suitcase and a computer bag in piercing cold, I head into an office building on 55th Street. I am immediately stopped by an array of security tur...
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Ask adviser for research to support suggestionsJan 30, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I am going to retire in 2009. The financial adviser for my company has told me that he doesn't like index funds for retirement. He says they are fine in the accumulat...
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In Florida, real estate values fall dramaticallyJan 28, 2008 10:00 pm - FORT MEYERS, Fla. -- Here, people don't ask whether we are headed for a recession. They know a recession is here. For those who live here, the questions narrow down to t...
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It's total portfolio return that countsJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I need a pep talk. As of early January, my Vanguard 500 Index fund is 4.65 percent lower that it was at the close of 1999. So, for the last eight years of patient inv...
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The 2007 couch potato report cardJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - It was a Maalox kind of year. But that's what it takes to build vocabulary. Today, everyone in America has a visceral understanding of the word "volatility." But when y...
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Calculators help estimate your income in retirementJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I just read your response to a reader concerning the impact of his Social Security benefits on his standard of living in retirement. How does one find out what the be...
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How smaller investors can purchase commoditiesJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - OK, we get the idea. Having commodities as part of our portfolio can reduce risk by offsetting big swings in stocks and bonds. But how do we actually do it? That was the...
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Lower fees equal more retirement incomeJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Q. I read your recent column on "Small Percentages Make a Big Difference." I am retired. I rely on my investments for income. Can you tell me if I can draw an income of ...