Among corporate scandals, initial public offerings and the troubled global economy, investors are facing tough issues that have raised some interesting questions.
It takes steady nerves, risk-taking and a willingness to cut through the hype when deciding that an unproven company has a product worth investing in. It also takes guts.
Q: I am 55 and in 2010 I was divorced after 22 years of marriage. I had to sell my 4,000-square-foot home in a short sale, my business of 20 years closed, I had a $420,000 deficiency as a result of a short sale on a piece of commercial rental property I had for 15 years, and two other commercial rental properties went as deeds in lieu of foreclosure.
Well over a decade ago, I got a note from an investor who said he did not understand how average investors were supposed to keep up with "recommended behavior for fund investors."
If you're as busy as I am, asking you to weigh in on yet another request for comment from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is likely to be greeted with a well-understood "humph."
Q: I am considering the promotion of a new product on QVC or the Home Shopping Network. However, I am uncertain of the costs involved and how to go about the application process. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Your kids loved rolling the dice and snapping up real estate and railroads. They argued over who got to be the banker and hand out the money. Perhaps they even dreamed of living the life of a tycoon.
The first thing to catch your eye when you walk into the new Vineyard Vines store at Stony Point Fashion Park is not the fashion retailer's array of clothing.
A new investigation by Consumer Reports found that while tens of millions of American consumers live with medical devices implanted in their bodies, many of those implants have never been tested for safety.