The Financial Coach Bryan Binkholder examines what the last weeks roller coaster ride for investors means and what you can do about it. Many are calling for exiting the market or moving into bonds. Is that the right move? What has the market done and where will it go? Could market timing (getting in and [...]

The Financial Coach Bryan Binkholder examines how so called ‘safe money’ or fixed investment (bond funds, bonds, municipal bonds) are actually not as safe as investors think especially given the historical nature of interest rates and the 30 year bull market bonds have had. Discover why Fixed Investments in your portfolios may not be the [...]

Crash of the Dollar?   What will the Budget Crisis and the Debt ceiling talks mean to my finances and investments? Is now the time for Gold? What about the US loosing world’s reserve currency status? Could inflation and another crisis be here? As the Financial Coach, I hear this constantly and many financial salespeople are [...]

The Financial Coach, Bryan Binkholder  is consistently amazed at the scary fact that hardly anyone knows or understands all the conflicts of interest in the financial field and the crazy fees.  So many people have an utter lack of knowledge about what their investments really are costing that it puzzles him. Ask yourself this question: [...]

Attached you’ll find a sad but true picture of our current tax system. Based on IRS figures for 2008, the top 10% of all wage earners paid almost 70% of total revenues for the country. The question begs asking. Attacking the rich is a great marketing and political statement but really, shouldn’t we all share [...]