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“October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May, March, June, December, August, and February.” Mark Twain Notoriously Awful Investor Here in the first quarter of 2013, we are witnessing a federal government tangled up trying to deal with the competing vices

Hello, investors. My name is Lynn Reinhodt. I am a securities investment consultant & insurance professional. Over the next few minutes, I would like to focus on an insurance that you may never really have thought about. Long term care insurance. I have recommended LTCi to individuals for the past 10 years and some of

Whether a corporate CEO, professional sports coach, or even just a parent, much of the time spent in private tends to focus on “what could go wrong” and identifying preventive measures. Investors are no different. In the past thirteen years, two historic market declines of greater than 45% blindsided investors. Investors are justified to consider

When the NYSE first started, some securities were traded with people called specialists, and some were not. For those stocks that were not on the NYSE, the brokers went to a specific coffee shop in New York (which is still there) and asked around for buyers or sellers of stock not traded by the specialists

Welcome to “1DB Family Kitchen”, the place where we will share insights and stories that usually do not see the light of day. But since you are in 1DB Family Kitchen, you will get to see what goes on behind the double doors. 1DB started out as boutique brokerage firm with a community feel to