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January 28, 2012	Tax Changes For 2012	listen
January 21, 2012	Stock market has a good week. Stocks walk up the “Wall of Worry” S&P downgrades some European countries Presidential Elections + The Market/Economy- “No Big Deal” Rand Paul Returns Unused $500,000 to US Treasury “The Number You Need To Retire On” – We Know the Number! Estate + Income Taxes + Steve Jobs’ estate	listen
January 14, 2012	Come to Our Breakfast Series Starting February 3, 2012 Dow Now Up 90% from March 9, 2009 Low Judge Rakoff & SEC Fines & Citigroup Judge Says Details of Wrong Doing Should Be Known Before Any Fine Imposed	listen
January 7, 2012	Musings RE: 2011 Year in the Markets, “Living Benefits” – Insurance Contracts	listen
December 31, 2011	DJIA Up 8.5 % in 2011 – Total Return with Dividends S&P Up 2.44% in 2011 – Total Return with Dividends Living Benefits + Annuity Guarantees	listen
December 24, 2011	Christmas Program	listen
December 17, 2011	Stock Market like Downhill Skiing: Up, Down, Up, Down Will Market Be Up or Down for 2011? Plan for 30 Years Ahead of Your Retirement Year-End Tax Planning Annuities are Frequently a Reaction to Market Fatigue but You’ll Likely be Sorry Later	listen
December 10, 2011	REITS - Real Estate Investment Trusts	listen
December 3, 2011	Tax Planning for Years	listen
November 26, 2011	Strong Recoveries After Bear Markets	listen
November 19, 2011	Year-End Tax Strategies to reduce income Warren Buffet Says Investing is Easier than People Think + more	listen
November 11, 2011	The Average Equity Investor Does Not Earn Returns as High as the Average Equity Mutual Fund... plus: REITS – Real Estate Stocks	listen
November 5, 2011	The Average Equity Investor Channeling the Seventies Many Great Companies Started in “Bad” Economic Times MF Global is not an Example of Capitalism Long Term Care Insurance	listen
October 29, 2011	International Markets - Continue to Invest	listen
October 22, 2011	DJIA Back Up 800 Points in 15 Days (as of 10-19-11) Don’t Let a “Bad” Quarter Blur Several Excellent Quarters Tipping in Europe Inflation – Why Stocks are Inflation Hedge and Bonds are Not	listen
October 15, 2011	Donor Advised Funds and Special Needs Trusts	listen
October 8, 2011	From Safe T.I.P.S. to Aggressive Frontier Markets	listen
October 1, 2011	Investment Words from Jeremy Siegel, Glen Hutchins, Mark Mobius and Laszlo Birinyi $5 million per person gift, estate and generation skipping transfer available in 2011 and 2012 only ROTH Recharacterizations	listen
September 24, 2011	Interest Rates May be low...	listen
September 17, 2011	The Market Went "Off Its Meds" in August Many Older Americans Held Hostage by Their Mortgages	listen
September 10, 2011	Intermediate Term Bonds, a good alternative to low yielding money markets or C.D’s.	listen
September 3, 2011	Stocks Rebound From Debt Ceiling Tantrum Halo Effect of Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett Warren Buffett’s Latest Tax Break Brian Wesbury says Stocks May Be Undervalued by 65%	listen
August 20, 2011	Is Computer Trading Causing the Volatility in the Markets? “Quant” Managers High Frequency Traders Momentum Investing Algorithms Trend Following	listen
August 13, 2011	Volatile Market 4% Drop In One Day Is Tough, But Not Rare S&P Downgrading Less Than 10% Drop In Three Days Stocks Are Well Above Lows Of 2009 No One Has Ever Become Rich Being A Long-Term Bear	listen
August 6, 2011	Market drops, GDP Revised, 12 States have Surpluses, more: Indiana Pays Workers Bonuses Ohio Wiped Out 8 Billion Deficit! Privatized Social Security Accounts Have Great Success In Chile and Galveston, Texas< 30 Other Nations Have Privatizes US Is World’s Largest Manufacturer Worker’s High Productivity Has Caused Seeming “Job” Loss	listen
July 31, 2011	Debt Ceiling “Crisis” Markets Shrug Off Debt Ceiling Debate Correction – Over 70 ½ Gift To Charities Tax Court Says No Interest Deduction If You Are Not Listed On The Mortgage Debt Ceiling Controversy Can Lead To Better Spending By Federal Government	listen
July 16, 2011	Municipal Bonds	listen
July 9, 2011	Dividend Investing	listen
July 2, 2011	Large Cap Value Stocks Performing Many High Net Worth Investors Wish They Had More Self Control Over Financial Behavior G&A Offers A “Concrete Strategy” When Should You Correct An Income Tax Filing Error? Newly ReMarried Man Dies Without Changing Beneficiaries and Children Lose Out Tax Filing Mistakes	listen
June 25, 2011	Summary of DOW, Our Last 10 Years Return vs. S & P 500 Index, College – 6 Years to Graduate – Worth the Debt? Investing Internationally	listen
June 18, 2011	DOW Up for the Week and Year People Pessimistic True Stories – Individual Accounts Outperform Group Accounts IPO’s Day to Day Problems and Worries vs. Long Term Growth Europe and Pacific Basin Investment	listen
June 4, 2011	Special Needs Trusts What, How & Advantages U.S. Weather and Japan’s Triple Disaster Slows Down Production in the U.S. Nick Murray – Keep Watching “The Good Companies” Profits Recovery Best in 60 Years A Penny Saved is a Nation Saved: (Mercatus Research – Balance Budget Within 10 Years) Peter Lynch and Magellan Fund: (Why Most Investors Did Not Earn the Fund’s Return) 3 Reasons Investors Are Not Successful	listen
May 28, 2011	Dow is WAY up, Pessimism, Preventing Fraud & more 12,402 – DOW – May 26, 2011 Up 7% Year To Date, 2011 So Why Are People Pessimistic? Accounts Equal to 3 Times Original Investment and Growing The Stock Market Will Take Care of You Malaysia Growing Frontier Markets Unreasonable Premium Increase “Bad” Credit Rating Rosenberry’s and United Way’s 7 Agendas For Change How to Prevent Fraud in the Use of POA (Power of Attorney)	listen
May 21, 2011	U.S. Government has Stopped Mailing Social Security Statements Pessimism Means Opportunity Dow Jones up 1,000 Points in 2011 Prince Alwaleed, Saudia Arabia, is the Biggest Investor in the U.S. Stanley Druckenmiller, Legendary Investor, says Officials at Fed and Treasury may Finally have to Try and Explain Why Technical Default is a Crisis, but Runaway Spending is not. Powers of Attorney (POA) Should be Renewed Every Six Months	listen
May 14, 2011	Incredible Run DOW Up Nearly 16% Over the Past 12 Months Phil Angelides Says Regulators Failed and Corps Took Too Much Risk in 20089 Causing Financial Crisis Chairman of Caterpillar Talked About Great Global Growth Floating Rate Bank Loans The Economy is Much More Resilient Than Most Believe	listen
May 7, 2011	DJIA, Financial Literacy, Public Pensions, More... DJIA at 12,638 SIPC Costs to Liquidate Madoff and Lehman Lost Opportunity Costs Americans Financially Illiterate Public Pensions, Defined Benefit Will Disappear in Coming Years Benefits for Individuals in Defined Contribution Plans	listen
April 29, 2011	Markets Reaching 2007 Peaks Dow Jones is up 1000 points since beginning of 2011 Boat Policy adds $1000 accidental death or injury benefit! It's Time in the Market, Not Timing the Market Retirement may last 30 years. The S&P doubles several times in 30 years. TIME in the MARKET, Not Timing the Market S&P went from 130 to 1300 between 1981 to 2011 S&P went from 22 to 130 between 1951 and 1981 Buy and Hold Works Investors leave the Fund when Morningstar downgrades Investors buy the Fund when Morningstar upgrades However, the downgraded funds usually do better in upcoming years Investors still investing with eye on rear view mirror Debt Ceiling The arguments hide the true consequence Raising the debt ceiling allows Congress to add debt to the current accumulated debt Not raising the debt ceiling would make Congress pay the interest and reduce spending How can raising the debt ceiling increase the confidence of the people, countries, and institutions that buy our debt?	listen
April 23, 2011	Many Markets up 56% for year to date Corporate profits up DJIA up 87% since 3/9/09 VIX Indicator + the shorts Forecasts for markets in 2011 by Brian Wesbury Debt ceiling – has been raised 80 times Why is oil so high? Low interest rates More dollars required to replace low interest rates	listen
April 16, 2011	4% “Rule” Should Not Be A Rule Comparison: Index Control over your income in retirement 529 Plans for college Special Rule allows $62,000 gift to plan in a single year Declare on IRS Form 709 Masters of the marketplace: Mark Mobius Ron Barron Stephen Roach Mark Faber Jeremy Siegel	listen
April 9, 2011	Market Shrugs Off Problems Corporate profits are strong Currency loses its purchasing power Investors need facts and courage Fuzzy Math Roth Conversion Rules for 2010 and 2011	listen
April 2, 2011	Diversification Works when the Market is Ugly What's Behind a 4% Withdrawal Recommendation for Retirement Accounts?	listen
March 26, 2011	Market Expectations – Jeremy Siegel & Michael Milken are Positive on Equities (stocks)	listen
March 19, 2011	Market update – Impact of Japan Tsunami	listen
	Save for college with Tax Advantages: 529 Plans, Education IRA’s Lack of Tax Advantages, but have other positives: Custodial Accounts, Basis of your Roth IRA withdrawals Examples – over $80,000 in one grandchild’s (still in high school) account
March 12, 2011	Celebration of 2 Year Anniversary of Bull Market in Stocks	listen
	3911 Major indexes nearly recovered to previous peak Leveling playing field public vs. private benefits Tsunami in Japan disrupts markets British Historian, Paul Johnson, values America Oil, Natural gas, Oil shale, Coal, Wind and Solar energy
February 26, 2011	Tracey Interviews Local Madison Firm: Franklin Tax & Accounting	listen
	Income Taxes Due April 18, 2011 Professionals help you with Tax Mistakes (hear examples); sometimes turn IRS debits into your credits People tend to be timid about legitimate deductions when preparing their own taxes Tax Forgiveness of debt on foreclosure Many new tax credits for small business Education – American Opportunity Credit
February 19, 2011	It's Never as Bad or Good as it Sounds	listen
	Behavioral Finance WI Protest HSA’s – Health Savings Accounts High Deductible Insurance Policies WI Retirement Payouts/Choices Union Pacific Trains in your Managed Accounts
February 12, 2011		listen
	GDP = Gross Domestic Products; $45,000 per person in 2009 Value the Rich Roth Conversion Tax decision in 2010
February 5, 2011	Manufacturing in Wisconsin; Oshkosh Corporation	listen
	Estate & Gift Tax Changes Global consumption DJIA closes 2/1/11 at highest since 6/18/08 $5 million per person Federal Estate Tax exemption $13,000 yearly Gift Tax exclusion Big Hopes for Big Stocks
January 29, 2011		listen
	Market flirts with 12,000 WI passes HSA deduction M&I purchased Over 70 ½ Charitable Contribution Opportunity Estate Exemption @ 5 million per person
January 22, 2011	From Safe T.I.P.S. to Aggressive Frontier Markets	listen
January 15, 2011	An Unexpected Medicare Increase	listen
January 8, 2011	Employer Mergers and 401k Questions	listen
January 1, 2011	2010 – A Good Year for Stocks & Bonds! Thank the Rich	listen
December 18, 2010	2010 Tax Relief Bill	listen
	Retail Sales Estate Tax in 2011 Unemployment Extended Donor Advised Charitable Funds Over 70 ½ Charitable Contributions from IRA’s
December 11, 2010	Donor Advised Funds – A Way To Do Your Charitable Giving	listen
	Gifts, CRUTS, Charitable Giving Year End Giving Tax Advantaged Gifts
November 27, 2010	Strong Recoveries After Bear Markets	listen
	Is it Worth Going into Debt for a College Education?
November 20, 2010	Thanksgiving = Thanks Giving	listen
	G.M. IPO Begins Trading Warren Buffet's Letter of Thanks There's No Inflation? One Retiree's Experience
November 13, 2010	83 Year S&P Index Return QE2 and the Wealth Effect	listen
	Consumer Debt Reduce Retirement Anxiety Jeremy Grantham's Letter to Shareholders and QE2
November 6, 2010	Investor Questions and Financial Planning Mistakes	listen
October 31, 2010	Long Term Stocks Overtake Inflation's Damage	listen
October 23, 2010	Market Double Twice? Next 10 Years?	listen
October 16, 2010	Quantitative Analysis QE	listen
September 25, 2010	Defined Benefit Plans vs Defined Contribution Plans	listen
September 18, 2010	Client Stories and Look Beyond Europe's Current Problems	listen
September 11, 2010	Fiduciary & Suitability Standards of CARE	listen
September 4, 2010	Market Predictions vs History	listen
August 28, 2010	Have Faith in the Market It Always Goes Back Up	listen
August 21, 2010	No Double Dip Recession	listen
August 7, 2010	Trade Deficits Don't Matter: Oil & Gas	listen
July 31, 2010	A Reason to Convert to ROTH	listen
July 24, 2010	Plan now to avoid income tax increases in 2011	listen
July 17, 2010	Goldman Settles SEC Case	listen
July 10, 2010	Income Taxes Increase in 2011	listen
July 3, 2010	Four Ways to Decrease Income Taxes Under New Rules	listen
June 26, 2010	Market Volatility	listen
June 12, 2010	All Things Financial	listen
June 1, 2010	Greek Crisis & Opportunities	listen
May 29, 2010	Roth Conversion Tax Traps Roth Conversion Tax Traps	listen
May 22, 2010	Understanding Bonds	listen
May 15, 2010	Greece Debt Crisis, Municipal Bonds	listen
May 8, 2010	Dawn Marie Sass: Equities Can Do Well the Next 10 Years	listen
May 1, 2010	Sly & Louise	listen
April 27, 2010	Equities & the Next Ten Years	listen
April 24, 2010	Dawn Marie Sass & James DiUlio (pt2)	listen
Apr 17, 2010	Winners & Losers / Healthcare Industry	listen
Apr 10, 2010	Dawn Marie Sass & James DiUlio (pt1)	listen
Apr 03, 2010	8% Withdrawal Is Still Possible	listen
Mar 27, 2010	What's Right With The World	listen
Mar 20, 2010	March 9th Two Market Anniversaries	listen
Mar 13, 2010	Commercial Real Estate, with Deb Ersland	listen
Mar 06, 2010	Commercial Real Estate, with Deb Ersland	listen
Feb 27, 2010	Attorneys Madelyn Leopold and Liz Heiner	listen
Feb 20, 2010	Economy Continues To Improve	listen
Feb 13, 2010	Attorneys Madelyn Leopold and Liz Heiner	listen
Feb 06, 2010	Other Ways to Avoid Probate	listen
Jan 30, 2010	Roth Conversions or High Income Earners	listen
Jan 23, 2010	Commercial Real Estate, with Deb Ersland, Pt.2	listen
Jan 16, 2010	Commercial Real Estate, with Deb Ersland, Pt.1	listen
Jan 09, 2010	Reviewing 2009 Markets	listen
Jan 02, 2010	Rational Exuberance	listen

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