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Are Low Interest Rates a Solution or a Problem?

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Even nectar is poison if taken to excess. ~Hindu Proverb If low interest rates are good for the economy, it should be booming by now. After all, rates have basically been falling for 30 years. Over the last 10 years or so, short term rates have been held low by central banks. Just a few…

Variable Returns Can Work Against You in Retirement

The following is a guest post by Jim Yih, a fee-only advisor, best-selling author, financial expert, and syndicated columnist. Currently, Jim specializes in putting financial education programs into the workplace. For more information you can visit his websites at Retire Happy or Wealth Web Gurus. Variable Returns Create Timing Risk One of the problems of…