Archive for July, 2009

WHAT DO YOU DO WITH SUDDEN WEALTH?

by: Mark Lund, The Investor Coach July 21, 2009

You’re suddenly rich. Now what?
What’s the plan when you have a windfall? Through luck, inheritance, talent, or legal decisions, some people receive “sudden wealth” – a lump sum of money that is at least several times their annual income. Sometimes people think that the money will solve all of their problems. But if they aren’t [...]

Term vs. Permanent Life Insurance

Economic Update July 2009

Quote of the month. “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of conflict and controversy.” - Dr. Martin Luther King

The month in brief. Was the recession waning? Or lingering? Were green shoots sprouting? Or just some weeds? Economists (and investors) [...]