"notes from the assabet"
Our newsletter is about money, not only investing money but also how people spend
money, give away money, even how they feel about money. The 5 articles in each
issue range from very technical and serious, to personal and entertaining. Recent
lead articles are described below.
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2nd Quarter 2011 -- "DIY Investing" (are you qualified to manage your own portfolio?)
1st Quarter 2011 -- "Bag Lady Syndrome" (Why do so many women fear pushing their shopping carts to homeless shelters and what can they do to reduce those fears?)
4th Quarter 2010 -- "Retirement by Design" (what must we consider in our planning
besides financial preparedness?)
3rd Quarter 2010 --"ETFs - Gotta Have 'Em?" (what are etfs? Where do they fit in?)
2nd Quarter 2010 --"Victims of Wealth" (how having a sudden large windfall can introduce the pressures of "Sudden Wealth Syndrome")
1st Quarter 2010 -- "Ka'Ching" (how we make financial decisions regarding personal events - focus on weddings and Bar/Bat mitzvahs)
4th Quarter 2009 -- "Will Power, Won't Power" (a list of "new year's resolutions" to adopt and maintain certain important financial disciplines)
3rd Quarter 2009 -- "Pick Your Plastic" (payment options have broadened with changing technology...how and why different people use cash, checks, credit and debit cards)
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