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		<title>It&#8217;s Not the Economy: Here&#8217;s Why Your Investments Are Failing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Burger, CFP®, CDFA™</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the financial markets experience volatility and the economy tightens, as it is today, many people point to these circumstances as the reasons their investment plans are failing. But the reality is that volatility is a natural occurrence. History has shown that financial markets and the economy move in cycles.]]></description>
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		<title>The 4 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself in Today&#8217;s Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 19:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bert Whitehead</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The ups and downs of today's economy have left just about every investor wondering, what if?  What if I don't have enough for retirement? What if I don't get my social security? The following 4 questions are something every investor needs to ask themselves, especially in today's unpredictable environment. ]]></description>
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		<title>The 6 Worst Pieces of Financial Advice</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fern Alix LaRocca CFP® EA</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's financial advice, and their there is really bad financial advice.  These 6 common pieces of advice may be the worst we've heard yet.  Here's why...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Your Emotions Could Be Your Worst Enemy When Investing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Spoto</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Making good financial decisions can be difficult, even for very smart people. One reason is that most people make decisions based in large part on their own biases and the emotions they are experiencing at the time rather than analyzing the facts.]]></description>
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		<title>Does Asset Allocation Still Work in Today&#8217;s Economy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James A. Daniel, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've all heard that asset allocation is a strategy to minimize risk of an investment portfolio, but the question many have is, does asset allocation truly work?]]></description>
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		<title>The Best &amp; Worst Financial Predictions of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Rall, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 was an up and down year for the financial markets, but what financial predictions ended up being right and which predictions were the worst?]]></description>
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		<title>Why Past Investment Performance Doesn&#8217;t Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ken Weingarten, MBA, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don't make the same mistake other investors do!  Past performance is not an indicator of future outcomes.]]></description>
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		<title>Should You Invest Like Mike Ditka?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roger Wohlner, CFP®</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Dikta, the famous Chicago Bear head coach has some investment advice to share with you, but the question is, should you heed investment advice from a former NFL coach?]]></description>
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		<title>The Problem with Thinking You Can Time the Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eve L. Kaplan, CFP®</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Investing Strategies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems obvious to buy when the market crashes and sell some holdings when market rises in order to "buy low and sell high", however trying to time the ins and outs of the markets is not as intuitive as you may think.  Here's why. ]]></description>
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		<title>Why Dividend Investing is Risker Than you Think</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Troy Von Haefen, CFP®</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Invest]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many investors seek stocks that have high dividend yields as a means of generating higher returns that can be had in other "safer" accounts like CD's, money-markets, and more.  However, don't let the perceived safeness of dividend investing fool you.  Risks are prevalent and here's why.]]></description>
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