In my fall 2007 newsletter article titled “Moving to Higher Ground,” I wrote, “A major earthquake, in the form of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, has unleashed a tsunami that will engulf most residential housing markets and have significant repercussions for the economy in general.” And, “I have begun selling stocks in client portfolios in order
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For many years, MCS Financial Advisors has counseled clients that the conventional wisdom regarding the superiority of stock investing is a half truth promoted by the financial services industry as the whole truth and nothing but the truth. The accompanying graph is one of the best I’ve seen to illustrate the point. Financial advisers and
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Picture a vehicle careening around a hairpin turn on a steep mountain road, two wheels off the ground. Most Americans and Congress are in the trunk of this vehicle. Paulson and Bernanke are in the back seat, wrestling with the steering wheel that has come off in their hands, trying to get it back on
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Isn’t this all one big crisis? In a word, yes. But the devil is in the detail, and so is understanding. In this article, I propose that behind all these crises is the crisis of solvency. The Root of the ProblemThe origin of the current crisis can be traced to unsound real estate lending practices
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At MCS Financial Advisors, our mission statement is always on our mind – how can we transform your money from a source of worry to a resource for fulfillment? As we work with you, we get to know your joys, worries, and questions. It is, in fact, those joys, worries, and questions that focus and
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We recommended learning everything you can about the prospective advisor’s background, credentials, philosophy, and practical processes. We also talked about the three values that we at MCS Financial Advisors believe are of paramount importance in an advisor: independence, objectivity, and transparency. IN THIS ISSUE WE BUILD ON THAT THEME and talk about how best to
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In October, Michael Stalker, Doug Lyons, and Joe Paul – our new consultant to families with businesses – traveled to London for the annual conference of the Family Firm Institute (FFI), an international organization for family business advisors and family wealth advisors – including attorneys, accountants, management consultants, financial advisers, insurance brokers, and therapists. The
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