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Financial Frontiers Awards
Talking Point
In
the latest
10 Questions feature (PDF | 3.5MB), Hal Brill, co-founder
of Natural Investments and co-author of Investing with Your
Values, says people have healthy relationships with money
when they align their spending with their moral values. More>
September 2008
First Aid for
Clients in Emotional Crisis
by Richard F. Stolz
It's often challenging enough to get average clients to follow your financial advice. But working with clients suffering emotional distress from divorce, terminal illness, a special needs child, or other traumatic circumstances requires extra care. More>
When Should Retirees Retrench? Later Than You Think
by Gordon B. Pye, Ph.D.
Sure, a 4 percent annual withdrawal rate may be a desirable "safe" goal for retirees, but what if they haven't saved enough for that 4 percent to maintain their pre-retirement standard of living? They'll have to "retrench"—but often later than you might think, finds this research. More>
Benefits and Management of Inflation-protected Treasury Bonds
by Peter James Lingane, EA, CFP®
Treasury Inflation Protection Securities, or TIPS, have outperformed conventional Treasury bonds over the past decade due to underforecasted inflation and shrinkage of the higher-than-expected yield premium. That superior performance may not be sustained. More>