Is the bond bear back? The analysts at Schwab share their forecast for the markets. • Choosing the right power of attorney is crucial. In fact, you may actually need more than one, as estate planner Richard Ricciardi explains. • Financial advice from our founding fathers is still useful. With Presidents’ Day this week, Kiplinger covers their axioms that remain solid.
Market Perspective: Searching For Spring — Investors continue to seek signs of a change in season—and clues about how the Federal Reserve might react to it. However, the signs are frustratingly muddled. Corporate earnings, for example, have weakened, while other evidence suggests global manufacturing activity is actually strengthening. Here’s how Schwab sees things shaping up. Read more…
Estate Planning Tips: How to Pick POAs, Health Surrogates and Trustees — Before you add to your estate planning documents the names of the people you want to carry out your wishes, consider these tips from Richard M. Ricciardi, Jr. Read more…
Useful Financial Planning Advice From America’s Founders — Benjamin Franklin famously coined the phrase, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” That’s a good start. To help you prosper even more, in honor of Presidents’ Day this week, consider what other founders of the United States of America had to say on the subject of personal finance. Read more…
John R. Day, Bill Ennis, and Matt Heller
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