Scott Burns
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A monthly pension income can protect your portfolioNov 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Q: In your column you frequently recommend taking a lifetime pension and not a lump sum. I could understand not putting the pension lump sum at risk, but it seems to...
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The silver lining to gloom and doomNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - This is a year for the record books. As we stand gaping at the incredible losses in the last three months - or just the month of October - we search for comparative me...
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Portfolio managers rarely beat the indexNov 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Have you dared to look at your 401(k) statement lately? If you have, you're probably thinking unkind thoughts about the well-paid folks who are supposed to be managing y...
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Depression -- a mental one -- coming Depression-a mental one-comingNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly five years ago MIT Press published "The Coming Generational Storm," a book I co-authored with economist Laurence J. Kotlikoff. We shared a deep foreboding about t...
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At least you still have your human capitalOct 27, 2008 11:00 pm - It's ugly out there. Millions of people have lost a major part of their financial assets. Millions more have seen the value of their home decline. So let's talk about wh...
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What you can do to survive the meltdownOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The patient suffered a cardiac arrest. A dangerous amount of time has passed. Although the heart may be restarted, most cardiac arrest patients suffer severe brain dama...
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Life,death and monthly incomeOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: I'm wondering about taking my retirement pension as a lump sum. My financial planner recommends taking the lump sum instead of a monthly pension payment. I know he wi...
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Keep pension among retirement payout optionsSep 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: I'm wondering about taking my retirement pension as a lump sum. My financial planner recommends taking the lump sum instead of a monthly pension payment. I know he wi...
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Reading the new mapSep 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It takes a lot of smoke and rubble to make things clear, but this week brought crystal clarity to a new level. Wall Street bet the ranch. Wall Street lost the ranch. ...
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Mom and son finances -a disaster waiting to happen?Sep 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Q: My mother has recently retired, age 79. She is deeply concerned about what to do with her retirement savings. This would not be such a problem if I hadn't recently b...