Scott Burns
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Can moving to another country offer a better retirement?Nov 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Several years ago a Dallas couple approaching retirement disappeared. Well-known on the charitable event circuit, the couple was in Dallas one day and gone the next. Pho...
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How to protect against falling dollarNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Q:Due to the declining value of the U.S. dollar, I would like to look for a non-dollar investment to balance my portfolio. Would international stock and bond funds meet ...
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U.S. uses Enron-style bookkeepingNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - When it comes to financial magic, the government of the United States takes the prize. Sleights of hand and clever distractions by purveyors of line-of-credit mortgages,...
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Retirement is all about time, and moneyNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Q. One of the really important things for having a sound retirement plan is the answer to a single question: "How long will I live?" I'm stunned that meaningful informat...
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Seminar pitches failNov 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Douglas R. Andrew has a new book out. "The Last Chance Millionaire: It's Not Too Late to Become Wealthy" was published in June. If his name sounds familiar, I'm not sur...
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'Couch potato' building block needs an updateNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Question: A few years ago you recommended a Couch Potato portfolio based on six building blocks. The fourth block was to be an "unhedged international bond fund." You re...
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Looking behind the curtain at 'living benefits'Nov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The advertisements are inescapable. Before I knew it, I had pulled big sticky inserts from four different publications, all telling me about "the Retirement Red Zone" an...
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Target-year funds are not the best alternativeOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Can you talk about the pros and cons of creating your "Five-Fold" portfolio vs. investing in a targeted retirement mutual fund? I've considered consolidating my 401(k...
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Magic mortgages are actually illusionsOct 29, 2007 11:00 pm - A new kind of mortgage can, as if by magic, make a 30-year mortgage disappear in half the time. That's what readers are telling me, just before asking if it is "too good...
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Foreign currency CDs are availableOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. With the euro so high, is it still a worthwhile investment to buy euros? If not, any other recommended currencies as part of a retirement portfolio's international bo...