Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Stock Brokers Lost You over 40% in the Market? Do not know what to do? We know what to do!

Remember the saying “slow and steady wins the race”?

Keep in mind, “Stock Brokers” are not “Financial Planners” and “Financial Planners” are “Stock Brokers”.
Has the stock broker you use profited your portfolio during the calender year of 2008?  If not, why not?  Ask them why not.  Their job is to grow your portfolio, not lose you “any” money.

It might be time for a change.

Contact the Retirement Consulting and Strategic Specialists at Robert C Olivieri, Jr. PC if you have any questions or are looking to have your retirement portfolio analyzed by a “non stock broker”.  We are not in the business to sell you products.  You need to find someone you are able to trust and we are the professionals that will guide you and your family to a fruitful retirement. 

Take advantage of our 30 plus years of Strategic Guidance in Retirement and Financial Planning using investments that have “Guaranteed Returns”, “No Risk” and better value for your investment and retirement dollar. 

Our unique retirement suggestions and strategies are not stockbroker or insurance agent friendly because, again, we are not in the business of selling stocks, mutual funds, annuities or life insurance.  Feel free to call Bob, almost anytime, at 215.943.3296 for any questions you may have. 

Is it not time you dealt with Retirement and Investment Specialists that are able to pave your way to wealth and freedom without the sleepless night and knots in your stomach when the stock market has it moments of volatility?

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Sunday, February 15, 2009

Want to know how to invest your 401k, 403b or IRA dollars?

Investment advice will be more accessible for millions of Americans in 401k and 403b type plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). Access to professional investment advice is particularly important now for workers as they manage their 401k and 403b plans and IRAs in changing and volatile financial markets since most of us know not what to do or in what type of securities to invest now that portfolios are down between 20% and 40% since October 2007.

The PPA amended ERISA by adding a new prohibited transaction exemption that allows greater flexibility for participants of 401k and 403b plans and IRAs to obtain investment advice. One of the ways in which investment advice may be given under the exemption is through the use of a computer model certified as unbiased. The other way is through an adviser compensated on a “level-fee” basis. Several other requirements also must be satisfied, including disclosure of fees the adviser is to receive.

Millions of American workers are responsible for managing their 401k, 403b and IRA accounts. The department took extraordinary steps to engage a broad spectrum of participants, employers, plan fiduciaries and others throughout the rulemaking process. The final rule expands access to investment advice without compromising the critical protections for plan participants and beneficiaries.

Remember, a 401k, 403b or an IRA is not a “pension plan”; it is “your own money”.  Times are not like the old days when dad worked 30 years for a big company and received a “pension” after he retired.  We all now have to fend for ourselves when it comes to our investment dollars. 

Contact the Retirement Consulting and Strategic Specialists at Robert C Olivieri, Jr. PC if you have any questions or are looking to have your retirement portfolio analyzed by a “non stock broker”.  We are not in the business to sell you products.  You need to find someone you are able to trust and we are the professionals that will guide you and your family to a fruitful retirement.  Take advantage of our 30 plus years of Strategic Guidance in Retirement and Financial Planning using investments that have “Guaranteed Returns”, “No Risk” and better value for your investment and retirement dollar.  Our unique retirement suggestions and strategies are not stockbroker or insurance agent friendly because, again, we are not in the business of selling stocks, mutual funds, annuities or life insurance.  Feel free to call Bob, almost anytime, at 215.943.3296 for any questions you may have.  Is it not time you dealt with Retirement and Investment Specialists that are able to pave your way to wealth and freedom without the sleepless night and knots in your stomach when the stock market has it moments of volatility?

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Tuesday, February 10, 2009

What does a trillion dollar deficit mean to the average person?

When trying to comprehend a trillion-dollar deficit, you might calculate how much money that represents per person in the U.S. One trillion dollars divided by 300 million Americans comes out to $3,333. Then you search for a useful comparison. A convenient, though perhaps unsettling, comparison is to the amount of credit card debt carried by the average person in this country. That figure is $3,245.  So, a good way of thinking about government debt financing is that it is similar to what the average person is spending.

How about this; dividing government spending by the number of citizens and the number of weeks in a year. A $700 billion bailout thereby translates into $45 per week for each American man, woman and child. Going one step further, it comes out to $6 a day. Are you willing to pay $6 a day to have a functioning financial system?

Just be careful once you start dividing and dividing again. It is often easy to come up with big denominators that make sense, though ultimately too much dividing reduces numbers to another sort of uselessness. Six dollars a day is also 25 cents an hour, or less than half a penny a minute. Would you be willing to pay less than half a penny a minute?

Contact the Retirement Consulting and Strategic Specialists at Robert C Olivieri, Jr. PC if you have any questions or are looking to have your retirement portfolio analyzed by a “non stock broker”.  We are not in the business to sell you products.  You need to find someone you are able to trust and we are the professionals that will guide you and your family to a fruitful retirement.  Take advantage of our 30 plus years of Strategic Guidance in Retirement and Financial Planning using investments that have “Guaranteed Returns”, “No Risk” and better value for your investment and retirement dollar.  Our unique retirement suggestions and strategies are not stockbroker or insurance agent friendly because, again, we are not in the business of selling stocks, mutual funds, annuities or life insurance.  Feel free to call Bob, almost anytime, at 215.943.3296 for any questions you may have.  Is it not time you dealt with Retirement and Investment Specialists that are able to pave your way to wealth and freedom without the sleepless night and knots in your stomach when the stock market has it moments of volatility?

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Choosing the right investments for your 401K or IRA accounts


Contact the Retirement Consulting and Strategic Specialists at Robert C Olivieri, Jr. PC if you have any questions or are looking to have your retirement portfolio analyzed by a “non stock broker”.  We are not in the business to sell you products.  You need to find someone you are able to trust and we are the professionals that will guide you and your family to a fruitful retirement.  Take advantage of our 30 plus years of Strategic Guidance in Retirement and Financial Planning using investments that have “Guaranteed Returns”, “No Risk” and better value for your investment and retirement dollar.  Our unique retirement suggestions and strategies are not stockbroker or insurance agent friendly because, again, we are not in the business of selling stocks, mutual funds, annuities or life insurance.  Feel free to call Bob, almost anytime, at 215.943.3296 for any questions you may have.  Is it not time you dealt with Retirement and Investment Specialists that are able to pave your way to wealth and freedom without the sleepless night and knots in your stomach when the stock market has it moments of volatility?

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