by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 19, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI had an interesting conversation with a client the other day.I don’t feel good about this certain fund, she told me, in a market like todays.So let’s sell it, I advised her. Buy something you feel better about – or if you are really...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 18, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAWith China recovering from a devastating earth quake, and Burma still receiving aid to fix the damage from the enormous cyclone that hit the country recently, it is easy to pass “overseas” off as a scary place where you could lose your...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 14, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI had lunch with a friend today, who works with mortgages. She said that while for obvious reasons, not that many people are signing up for conventional house loans at this time, many are inquiring about so-called reverse mortgages. For...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 12, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAI came across an interesting article in the newspaper this morning. Did you know that in many Muslim countries, it is illegal to charge interest when lending someone money? This got me thinking about the concept time value of money – in a...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Aug 7, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAAt a barbecue last weekend, a friend told me about this awesome tip he had gotten from his brother-in-law, about a stock that was trading on one of the Canadian exchanges for only $0.20. As it would take very little for the stock to double,...
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFA | Jul 30, 2008 | Blog, Investing, Stacy $avvy Advice
by Stacy Francis, CFP®, CDFAAs my job is to help people make their financial dreams come true, of course I subscribe to a myriad of newsletters on the topic. While most of them tend to feel like same-old-same-old, this morning, I came across an interesting article...