America and the world have a lot to lose if we exhaust other countries’willingness to fund our borrow-and-spend tendencies. Already, …
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Worst-Case Scenario Is Not Pretty
Pensions, Promises And Lies
Since the beginning of history, most people toiled, tilled or hunted from puberty to old age. Then, in the 20th …
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Ruling Further Separates Brokers, Registered Advisors
In rejecting the so-called “Merrill Lynch Rule,” a recent federal appeals court decision has re-established traditional regulatory guidelines that afford …
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Retiring On The Backs of Young Workers
Generation Y just stepped into the work force, and we’re already thinking about retirement — not our own so much …
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Clients, Colleagues Foster 15 Years Of Growth
It was gray and snowy January day, 15 years ago, when I lugged a computer and an unassembled desk into …
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Florida’s Property Insurance By Fiat
Should state government subsidize property insurance costs for homes most likely to sustain damage from a natural disaster? Florida Gov. …
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Palisades Hudson Adds Staff Members
Three new staffers joined our Scarsdale and Fort Lauderdale offices this year, as Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC continued to …
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Federal Court Reverses Controversial Tax Ruling
As abruptly as it tossed out a provision of the federal tax code — and called many other provisions into …
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Florida Schools’ Quest For Accountability
Since the Florida Legislature enacted its accountability act for public schools in 1976, the state has searched for tools to …
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Have We Learned Our Lending Lesson At Last?
I first noticed the recently ended housing bubble in 1997, when a client sold a home near Washington, D.C., and …
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