THE ECONOMY, THE RECESSION, AND GLOBAL WARMING – (POSTED – 6-28-09)

by Rick Shaffer 28. June 2009 21:19
   Below is a column entitled “The Climate Change Climate Change, The number of skeptics is swelling everywhere”,  that recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal.  The column, written  by Kimberly A. Strassel, points out and explains the growing skepticism... [More]

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“CASH FOR CLUNKERS” LEGISLATION

by Rick Shaffer 23. June 2009 11:31
    As we noted last week on “The Money Show”, Congress has passed  a so-called “Cash for Clunkers” piece of legislation which, in essence, gives consumers who trade in their older, lower mileage vehicles for a new, higher mileage vehicle, vouchers wor... [More]

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NEW CREDIT CARD LEGISLATION -- (POSTED 6-15-09)

by Rick Shaffer 15. June 2009 12:16
As we've noted numerous times previously on "The Money Show", we are, to say the least, skeptical of the credit card industry in general and the recently passed new credit card legislation in particular, since this legislation does not go far enough in protecting consumers from credi... [More]

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NEW CREDIT CARD LEGISLATION -- (POSTED 6-15-09)

by Rick Shaffer 15. June 2009 12:12
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NEW CREDIT CARD LEGISLATION -- (POSTED 6-15-09)

by Rick Shaffer 15. June 2009 12:04
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TESTIMONY FOR SENATOR SUSAN TUCKER – (POSTED 6-11-09)

by Rick Shaffer 11. June 2009 12:28
Over the past year, I have spoken at length with State Senator Susan Tucker [Democrat, Lawrence] regarding legislation she is sponsoring that would make financial literacy a part of Massachusetts’ schools curriculum. Of course, the cost of such a program is a major concern, m... [More]

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HOW INVESTMENT COMPANY COMPENSATION HAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS – (POSTED 6-1-09)

by Rick Shaffer 1. June 2009 09:49
There have been plenty of fingers to point – and culprits to point them at – as the cause of the current economic crisis.  One cause (and the culprits behind it) that has gotten little or no attention, however, aremany of the pay structures/systems in the inves... [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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