The Wild Wild World of Wealth |
"My job is the occupation formerly known as 'stockbroker.' But it has been years since anyone called me that. Stockbroker sounds oily. Glengarry Glen Ross. The word makes clients twitch..."
Norb Vonnegut | February 28, 2010
What is asset protection?
As a stockbroker, I warned clients about “predators and creditors.” Let’s face it. We live in a litigious world. Get in a car wreck, and your assets may be attacked. Homes. Family businesses. Savings. And predators aren’t restricted to collisions on the highway. There’s always the altar.
Is asset protection some kind of [...]
Norb Vonnegut | February 21, 2010
October: This is one of the particularly dangerous months to invest in stocks. Other dangerous months are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August and February.
—Mark Twain
Norb Vonnegut | February 17, 2010
Hint: Mary Schapiro chairs the SEC. FINRA, where she was the boss before taking her current job, reports to her. Now there are allegations of bad behavior during her reign at FINRA. The SEC is the right organization to investigate, but Schapiro would be investigating herself.
