Investment

California Crisis

Municipal Bonds Play Foil to State Budget Crisis MCS Financial Advisors has purchsed for its clients taxable and tax-exempt bonds from a diverse array of …

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MCS Financial Advisors’ Focus on Risk Management Pays Off – Big Time

Those who have been with me for decades have patiently listened to or read a recurring theme: Contrary to what Wall Street firms repeat ad …

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The Tsunami Arrives

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 …

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The Long-Term Stock Market

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 …

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Credit Markets Are Taking an Ominous Turn

As I prepared these comments, a large failure happened: IndyMac was taken over by the FDIC. Earlier this year, medium-sized ANB Financial, N.A. (Bentonville, Arkansas) …

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Perspective on the Bond Market Turmoil

These changes are unprecedented and will ultimately represent some excellent investment opportunities. Nevertheless, because the changes also impact your holdings you should know what to …

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How Secure is Your Money?

Schwab and the SIPC have you covered With current market conditions resulting in large losses at Merrill Lynch, UBS, and the recently bailed out Bear …

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Schwab 1099 Reconciliation Process

Each year, around the beginning of March, we produce reports that reflect the taxable income activities in your accounts during the preceding tax year. Also …

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Michael Message-Outlook for 2007

As Spring peeks over the horizon and the days continue to lengthen, this seems a good opportunity to shed some light on the economic outlook …

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Selling Your Home in a Down Market

It’s over, finished, gone, and I’m not talking about the Thanksgiving Turkey. I am talking about the seismic shift in the real estate market.  What’s …

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