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  ...believe or not, someone or some company is getting paid based on where you choose to invest your retirement money inside your 401k.
  U.S. Senate Waters-down Insider Trading Law
  Late last week the U.S. Senate, following the House passed a weakened version of the "Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge" (STOCK) Act, which aims to […]
  By Matthew Arndt CFA CPA CFP|2014-03-13T07:33:08+00:00March 26th, 2012|Categories: Washington|Tags: Cantor, political intelligence, Senator Reid, STOCK Act, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge, Wall Street|0 Comments
  Variable Annuities: All Downside, No Upside
  I've heard variable annuities (VA's) pitched as "safe" alternatives to investing in the stock market and as a safe way to get market like returns […]
  By Matthew Arndt CFA CPA CFP|2014-03-10T13:46:40+00:00March 23rd, 2012|Categories: Products|Tags: AIG, Annuities, financial scams, Money, safe investments, variable annuities, variable annuity, Wall Street|6 Comments
  The Cost of Crony Capitalism
  Insider trading is illegal and morally wrong. Unless of course if you are a member of Congress. Then it is just "honest graft" which sounds […]
  By Matthew Arndt CFA CPA CFP|2014-03-11T13:44:38+00:00March 5th, 2012|Categories: Washington|Tags: Bernie Madoff, best congress money can buy, Congress, honest graft, insider trading, Madoff, STOCK Act, Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge, Tiger Woods|1 Comment
  You may not realize this, but if you own mutual funds in your portfolio then you may be paying substantial fees to each mutual fund […]
  By Matthew Arndt CFA CPA CFP|2014-03-10T16:57:22+00:00January 24th, 2012|Categories: Products|Tags: 12b-1 fees, advisory fee, annual management fees, ETF, fund manager, investment advisor, mutual funds, returns|1 Comment
  Experts say Stock will Keep Climbing in 2011
  Barron's surveyed 10 investment managers and strategists, who said that 2011 should be a good year for stocks.
  This is from Barron's December 18, 2007 issue:
  [BARRON'S […]
  By Matthew Arndt CFA CPA CFP|2014-03-11T19:45:22+00:00December 20th, 2010|Categories: Wall Street|Tags: Barron's, Barron's Outlook, Wall Street|0 Comments