http://abbeyhilladvisors.com Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:09:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In times like these, you should be taking a close look at your investments.  Do they really make sense? I try to break everything down to be as simple as possible, so here goes.  When you begin to consider investing, what is your starting point?  I begin with the most diversified, lowest cost ... http://abbeyhilladvisors.com/2009/06/question-everything/ The current schemes and scandals remind me of a number of people who have approached me, asking if they could engage me to review investment proposals being presented to them by other advisors.  They needed a specialist who would help evaluate the pros and cons of each proposal and only look ... http://abbeyhilladvisors.com/2009/04/have-you-ever-hired-a-financial-advocate/ Let's face it, the regulators have shown yet again that they are not able to protect investors.  So caveat emptor, or buyer beware, is again the order of the day.  I am pretty skeptical of everything I come across in the investment world, since it is my job to protect clients.  Therefore, as Bernie ... http://abbeyhilladvisors.com/2009/04/skeptical-analysis-needed-in-the-age-of-madoff/ Just when I thought I helped my last client refinance their mortgage...we get a little silver lining in this subprime mortgage mess. The Fed has reduced rates and that means long term fixed rate mortgages are back under 6%. This is providing anyone who has a variable mortgage, who missed the ... http://abbeyhilladvisors.com/2008/03/a-mortgage-silver-lining/ It has been a while since we have seen such bad performance in the stock market. 2000-2002 to be exact, when the NASDAQ tech stocks dropped 80% and the S&P 500 dropped about 40%. Currently, the S&P 500 is down about 18% from its 2007 peak, and the NASDAQ is down ... http://abbeyhilladvisors.com/2008/03/what-is-your-risk-tolerance-now/