GREENSPAN, THE MORTGAGE MELTDOWN, AND GLOATING – 5-27-08

by Rick Shaffer 27. May 2008 11:58
Generally, we don’t like to gloat too much here. However, for years on “The Money Show”, you’ve heard us say that Fed head Alan Greenspan was not the so-called great economic “Maestro” most everyone else seemed to think he was, and in general, was not doing a good job at all. Well, it ... [More]

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PAYING DOWN YOUR MORTGAGE EARLY – 5-18-08

by Rick Shaffer 18. May 2008 13:47
Recently, a listener posed this question: a well known, and usually very objective consumer magazine suggested that consumers who find they have ‘extra cash’ each month would be much better off (i.e. – would ultimately get a much better return) if they invested that money rather than using it ... [More]

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ECONOMISTS'S PREDICTIONS -- 512-08

by Rick Shaffer 12. May 2008 12:34
If you’re a regular listener to The Money Show, you’ve probably deduced that we don’t put a lot of stock in what economists and economic pundits have to say about the present, and even less in what the predictions they make for the future. Here’s a perfect example why.As reported in the May... [More]

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HOW SHOULD YOU USE YOUR REBATE CHECK?– 5-5-08

by Rick Shaffer 5. May 2008 10:56
Shameless plug – a business reporter from the “Concord Monitor” recently called. The question they asked was simple – how should one spend their “stimulus package” rebate check. Thirty minutes later, the answer was completed.The point? First, despite what the Bush administration hopes,... [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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