Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | Google Play | RSS In a special edition of Ask Money Talk, we replay questions and answers from the annual Landaas & Company client seminars. Bob Landaas, president of Landaas & Company, offered outlooks on the economy and financial markets to about 1,000 investors […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | Google Play | RSS Clarification, confidence and comfort are among the descriptions clients used when asked what they got out of the annual Landaas & Company investment outlook seminars. About 1,000 investors participated in the two seminars in September. They heard from Bob Landaas, president of Landaas & Company, about the […]

Listener Question: “I saw news reports that more people are tapping into their 401(k) plans because of the economy. What strategies could help them avoid or at least minimize those withdrawals?” Brian Kilb: I’ll try to talk clients out of things that don’t make sense fairly quietly and fairly gently. Taking money out of your […]

  By Margaret Schumacher                            It is important to diversify your bond portfolio as much as it is important to diversify stocks. From all points of view, I would include international bonds in a portfolio – and particularly emerging markets. The emerging markets are countries where business activity and industrialization are advancing at a faster […]

By Art Rothschild and Joel Dresang Given continued volatility in global stock markets, it is nice to know that bond investors have been able to benefit from ongoing interest payments and the relative stability that the bonds in their portfolio have provided this year.  When 2010 started, all eyes were on the stock market.  Given […]

By Brian Kilb People have forgotten about utilities. They’re still around. They can add diversification, income generation and stability to your investment portfolio. In a low interest rate environment like now, utilities can offer a counter to many other things. They can be a safe haven. Utilities are traditionally capital-intensive businesses – lots of infrastructure, […]

By Joel Dresang At 75 years old, the Social Security Act is drawing the speculation and foreboding that often accompany advanced age. President Barack Obama, marking the August birthday of the program, hailed Social Security as “a cornerstone in the foundation of America’s middle class.” He also contended that Republican leaders plan to “privatize” the […]

By Kyle Tetting A  growing number of economists, including many with the Federal Reserve Board, are expressing concern over changing prices.  One of the primary roles of the Fed is to combat inflation, but of late there has been more concern over an even more dangerous threat to economic recovery: Deflation. Each month, the Bureau […]

By Joel Dresang Americans are sitting on more than 44 million unredeemed savings bonds that have matured and are no longer earning interest, according to U.S. Treasury figures. That’s nearly $17 billion of uncashed bonds whose earning days are over, according to the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, an affiliate of the National Association […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | Google Play | RSS As an offshoot of our weekly podcasts – and to encourage your participation – we’ll regularly feature responses to listeners’ questions. Here’s what you do:  Listen to the audio player as Marc Amateis, Landaas & Company vice president, answers a question about federal income tax changes […]

By Adam Baley Many people emphatically blame the government for turbulence in the economy and the stock market. Independent of political leaning, many people share a distrust in the political system. The Pew Research Center has reported that its surveys indicate “a perfect storm of conditions associated with distrust of government.” Don’t let your political […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes | Android | Google Play | RSS As an offshoot of our weekly podcasts – and to encourage your participation – we’ll regularly feature responses to listeners’ questions. Here’s what you do:  Listen to the audio player as Landaas & Company President Bob Landaas fields a question asking his opinion about the current […]