Jul 31
Brinker Capital conducted a survey in June to gauge financial advisor confidence and sentiment about the economy, retirement savings, investing, and market performance. 380 advisors responded and some of the responses are quite interesting. What should be the priorities of the next administration and new Congress during the first hundred days? 48% - Addressing the immediate energy needs of the country 20% - Create economic stimulus and tax incentives to bolster consumer/business spending 1
Jul 31
Where to find the extra money to fund your financial goals. In an effort to bring our spending down and to cushion our income shortfall over the last year or two, we’ve been working on stretching our budgets a little further. Unfortunately though, I have the nagging feeling that our budget is still not quite as optimized as we’d like it to be. For instance, while our utility bills are somewhat lower in general, it’s not the case with our water bill, no thanks to the hotter-than-usual summ
Jul 31
This Article is Copyright © 2004-2008 BiggerPockets, Inc. All Rights Reserved. If this article is showing anywhere other than at http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/ then the website has stolen our feed and is using it illegally. Please notify us at BiggerPockets.com. Housing Rescue Bailout and the Future of Lending This must be a bad week for my state of mind. Nothing, including the new housing rescue bill, has been positive regarding the housing scenario. In fact, two of our local banks