UPDATE TO “THE ONGOING MORTGAGE/CREDIT/REAL ESTATE MESS” -- 4-30-08

by Rick Shaffer 30. April 2008 11:03
In a recent blog, we talked about how the mortgage industry’s reaction to the credit crunch mess is to impose policies that only make matters worse. The illustration given (from a recent Kenneth Harney column that appeared in the Boston Sunday Herald) noted how “…one major private mortgage in... [More]

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BTMW ("By The Money Way") – “Die Hard”, “Wall Street” and today’s economy -- 4-28-06

by Rick Shaffer 28. April 2008 10:05
Was watching “Die Hard” on one of the cable TV networks the other day (a movie which, BTW, is 1) a classic, and 2) has been out for 20 years…so, if you haven’t seen it yet, WHAT are you waiting for?!!!!). Anyhow during a commercial break, the network had a preview clip of the movie “Wall ... [More]

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THE ONGOING MORTGAGE/CREDIT/REAL ESTATE MESS -- 4-26-08

by Rick Shaffer 26. April 2008 18:22
We’ve given the example, relative to the current state of the mortgage industry, of a pendulum, having swung way too far to one side, now swinging back way too far to the other side, causing us all to suffer until it swings back to the middle, where it belongs.Well, here’s a starker analogy. Th... [More]

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EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY! (4-23-08)

by Rick Shaffer 23. April 2008 13:31
Despite what much of the mainstream media would have you believe, the sky is not falling, the value of your home has not depreciated to zero, and the economy is not about to enter into the second coming of the Great Depression of the 1930’s. That said, it comes as news to no one that the economy ... [More]

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TAX FILING EXTENSIONS – 4-14-08

by Rick Shaffer 14. April 2008 14:19
It’s April 14th, which means, its tax time. Hopefully, you’ve already filed your tax return. However, if you haven’t, and won’t have it done in time, you’re not fully out of luck. Both the IRS (federal) and (in Massachusetts) the Department of Revenue do allow taxpayers to file for an au... [More]

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BTMW – THE JOURNALISTIC VALUE OF $.25 – 4-7-08

by Rick Shaffer 7. April 2008 13:03
It’s certainly not front page news that less and less people read daily newspapers, and that, of those that do, more and more read their paper(s) of choice online. Nonetheless, it is, at the least, somewhat surprising that there has been virtually no reaction from the media at large to the Boston... [More]

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ECONOMIC DOWNTURN’S SILVER LINING – 4-6-08

by Rick Shaffer 6. April 2008 17:35
The economists can argue all they want as to whether we’re experiencing a “statistical recession’. The bottom line is this economic slowdown means tough times and at least some belt tightening for most (at best), job loss, very difficult financial times, and possible bankruptcy for some (at w... [More]

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REGULATION PROPOSALS -- FINALLY!! (4-1-08)

by Rick Shaffer 1. April 2008 17:30
The Bush Administration on Monday finally revealed its proposals for regulating the mortgage/investment banking industry. Some of the proposals are good, some not so good, but all are long overdue, and while a possible definite plus going forward, none will do much, if anything, to cure the current... [More]

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Rick Shaffer brings “The Money Show” to 96.9 WTKK, Boston's Talk Evolution each Saturday Afternoon from 1PM - 4PM. Then on Sunday from 9AM – NOON, Rick Shaffer and Susan Kaplan reprise the Money Show where they discuss everything from finance and investment to real estate and law.

Shaffer, an attorney with the law firm of Andrews & Updegraph and a graduate of both Boston College and Northeastern University School of Law, has hosted “The Money Show” since 1991. He has also been a regular guest and contributing financial expert on various programs on New England Cable News, WLVI-TV and other local television stations, and has been a financial, real estate and business writer for the Middlesex News, the Boston Herald, the Boston Globe and S&P Personal Wealth.

Susan Kaplan is a Certified Financial Planner and is the president of Kaplan Financial Services in Wellesley. For the past four years, Worth Magazine has named Kaplan one of the top 200 financial planners in the country and she has been featured in Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street and Mutual Fund publications.

In 2006, Barron’s named Susan as one of the top 100 Women Financial Advisors in the country. Susan has also been named by Boston Magazine as one of the top 10 financial advisors in Boston (March 2006) and inducted into the 2003 Advisor Hall of Fame by Research Magazine. Susan has been chosen by Worth Magazine as one of the top 100 financial planners in the country for six years. She has been chosen by Medical Economics in the past five consecutive years as one of the best 100 financial advisors for doctors.

Susan has been featured in Louis Rukeyser’s Wall Street and Mutual Fund publications as well as numerous other financial journals. She has appeared on Bloomberg News, CNBC, WGBH, and Channels 4, 5, and 7. She has been asked to speak on investments at several major national meetings and has also been chosen to do Money Makeovers for the Boston Globe. She was a presenter at the CNBC / Fidelity Money Show for two years in a row. She co-hosts the radio show, The Money Show, on WTKK – 96.9 FM every Sunday morning.

 

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