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Letter to clients from Barry Glassman, CFP®, President By now, I’m sure you’re familiar with Greg Smith of Goldman Sachs who launched himself and his firm into the international spotlight…
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Fewer than 18 months ago, Meredith Whitney put municipalities on notice for their poor fiscal health. In a scathing 60 Minutes interview, Ms. Whitney declared there would be “hundreds of…
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Last week, two key reports on the state of the financial and consumer sectors were released. By all accounts, the consumer deleveraging cycle remains intact, despite an apparent willingness on…
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2012 is going to be a busy year. Not only because of the presidential election but also because by the end of the year it’s likely that many Americans will…
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The yield on Treasuries has long been considered risk-free because the likelihood that the government would default is perceived to be extremely low. But what if the actual yield is…
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Every few months, inflation or deflation resurfaces as the featured topic of discussion. There seems to be an even divide of individuals who believe inflation is a foregone conclusion and…
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Consumers are an integral cog in the American economic engine, but since the financial crisis hit its crescendo, consumers have been under high attack. By most traditional measures, the economy…
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Barry Glassman spoke with Sharon Epperson on CNBC’s Power Lunch about strategies to overcome the Yield Drought, a phrase he coined for today’s low-yield environment. In the interview, Barry points…
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With France and Austria being the latest countries downgraded by Standard and Poor’s, from AAA to AA+, it doesn’t help that Europe has a $39 trillion and growing pension problem.…
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Overall, last week turned out to be yet another volatile one for the global markets. I have used terms like “dichotomy of markets”, “financial schizophrenia”, and plain old insanity to…
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