Jul 21, 2017

The number of people living to --and past--age 100 is skyrocketing, statistically speaking. Its causing an issue not really seen much before--people outliving their life insurance policies. If you have the right kind of policy, no problem. If not, you could be out of luck. We'll explore a Wall Street Journal story where...

May 4, 2017

Mar 31, 2016

Miami is facing a condo bust—again, according to the Wall Street Journal. Developers have started canceling projects, slashing prices and offering incentives such as private-jet access to encourage sales--is it an ominous echo of the housing crash that pounded South Florida last time?  It is spreading to...

Jan 26, 2016

Nobody wants to be described as “easy prey,” but too many new real estate investors are, says investor Justin Pierce in The Washington Post. Unfortunately, he’s right: bad deals and advice abound, carefully calculated to part novices and veterans from their money.

Investors of all stripes must be alert to red...

Jan 5, 2016

Leveraged exchange-traded funds—the "hot rods" of the trading world—have long drawn the ire of regulators keen on investor protection. Chris Dieterich, writing for Barrons recently, pointed out that newly proposed rules to curtail the use of derivatives in funds could eradicate the racier products in this $27...