BTW – HAPPY THANKSGIVING! – (POSTED 11-24-08)

by Rick Shaffer 24. November 2008 23:36
BT(M)W – Here’s wishing that you and yours all have a very Happy, Healthy, and relaxing Thanksgiving, including lots of good food, family and friends, and while you're at it, take a moment to give thanks for what you have, including the opportunity and privilege of living... [More]

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WORKING AT HOME "OPPORTUNITIES: WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR! – (RE-POSTED POPULAR DEMAND, 11-24-08)

by Rick Shaffer 24. November 2008 23:26
  Recently, on “The Money Show”, we’ve received a ton of questions about the “work at home” websites we’d talked about this summer, and how people can find them.  So, back by popular demand, is the following blog which originally ran back in July.&nb... [More]

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HYBRIDS? NO – (POSTED 11-18-08)

by Rick Shaffer 18. November 2008 01:20
Often, over the past many years, we’ve talked about, and generally tried to dissuade, consumers from buying Hybrid vehicles.  Why?    Eight Track Tapes.   What?  Well, here’s the point. While an OK option at the time, eight-track tapes ... [More]

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BAILOUT BS – 11-14-08

by Rick Shaffer 14. November 2008 18:18
Prior to Congress voting on the $700 billion bailout bill, I said that I was in favor of it, albeit reluctantly, because:   ·        I saw it as the only way to stop the credit crunch (the failure, inability, refusal) of lenders to ... [More]

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GLOBAL WARMING AND THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS – (POSTED 11-11-08)

by Rick Shaffer 11. November 2008 12:43
In a recent blog regarding the economic ‘crisis’ the world is currently dealing with, we listed a few “silver linings”.  And, though many (especially those who fit into the closed minded environmental activist category) will disagree, here’s one more. &n... [More]

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EQUITY-INDEXED ANNUITIES – U.S. SECURITES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION INVESTOR ALERT – (POSTED 11/11/08)

by Rick Shaffer 11. November 2008 12:14
If you’re a regular listener to “The Money Show”, you know that we ARE NOT proponents of investing in fixed, variable, or, basically, any other type of annuity (the one main exception – if a type of annuity is the vehicle via which you are required to invest to invest... [More]

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LEASING A VEHICLE -- (POSTED 11-3-08)

by Rick Shaffer 4. November 2008 16:03
For many years, the popularity of leasing a car or truck continued to grow, and remained relatively high.   Why?  Mainly because the initial cost and the monthly lease payments on a leased vehicle tend to be much less than the initial costs and monthly loan payments on the exact sam... [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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