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Ric Edelman Show 07/11/09 – Personal Finance

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This is a 10 minute preview of the show. To listen to the show in its entirety click here www.ricedelman.com SHOW SUMMARY: • Where do people turn for advice during a personal financial crisis? • What are derivatives? • Should you use the equity from your home to purchase insurance? •How often should you rebalance? •Should your child go to college? •IRA mistake #13: Choosing investments that are too conservative? • Are 529 college savings plans a good way to save for college? • Short terms vs. long term bonds; where you should be? •Principles of Dollar Cost Averaging? •Choosing a lump sum payout vs. annuity income when retiring from a company? •How to save for your child/grandchilds retirement with the Ric-E Trust? • To buy or not to buy Long Term Care Insurance? • Should a caller convert to a Roth IRA? • Comparing fees when refinancing? • Should you spend your savings to pay your mortgage?

5. Insurance: The Archetypal Risk Management Institution

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Financial Markets (ECON 252) Insurance provides significant risk management to a broad public, and is an essential tool for promoting human welfare. By pooling large numbers of independent or low-correlated risks, insurance providers can minimize overall risk. The risk management is tailored to individual circumstances and reflects centuries of insurance industry experience with real risks and with moral hazard and selection bias issues. Probability theory and statistical tools help to …

David Skarica interviewed by Ellis Martin of The Opportunity Show discuss the long bond bubble.

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Ellis Martin of The Opportunity Show interviews financial newsletter writer, David Skarica (www.addictedtoprofits.net). David discusses the bursting of the long bond market super-bubble and what it could mean for the near and long term future economically. Contact: opportunityshow@yahoo.com www.theopportunityshow.com … Dave Skarica David Ellis Martin addicted to profits newsletter Canadian Canada United States North American investment finance markets bond long term bubble trends stocks …


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