http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com \"Individual investors need more than conventional wisdom\" Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:34:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are two other posts with regards to 529 Plans on this site. Those articles talked to the dangers of investing in these types of plans. The link below is of an article that just came out today from Investment News. What does it tell you about these plans when FINRA ... http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/07/529-plans-now-they-tell-me/ Governor Mitt Romney was determined to provide a healthcare plan that served all the citizens of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On April 12th, 2006 Governor Romney signed the bill into law. Regardless of what you might think about the plan it was well conceived, implemented with the appropriate bumps along ... http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/07/prescription-for-failure/ If you have a moment and can follow the link that is below, I'd like to introduce you to my firm and some of the individuals important to its success. We believe that managing assets for individuals needs to provide a platform that places the clients needs first. Because of this ... http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/07/charles-carroll-financial-partners/ http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/07/a-second-stimulus-a-national-healthcare-plan/ Greg Mankiw in his blog of July 7th, 2009 posted the following story that puts the need to monitor Medicare and Medicaid's expenses into perspective.  Perhaps the answer to healthcare's costs may be not enough oversight. Costs versus Efficiency Advocates of government-run health insurance like to point to Medicare's low administrative costs ... http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/07/healthcare-revisited/ http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/07/what-is-happening-here/ Needless to say Health Care is an issue that touches everyone. The new administration is looking to move toward a new methodology for curtailing the costs associated with keeping America healthy. According to the National Coalition on Health Care nearly 18% of Americans (46 Million) do not have health care. ... http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/06/health-cares-fate/ The following is from the Washington Post, not necessarily the venue that you would find an article like this but very much worth a read. Thank you Greg Mankiw's Blog for this find. http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/06/health-reforms-savings-myth/ Want to learn what happened to Argentina and what some assume could happen here? This is Wikipedia's take. http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/06/argentina-has-beautiful-weather/ Robert Samuelson looks at the President's fiscal policy. Update: Here, via Nick Schulz, is Samuelson's point in graphical form: Does this mean that TBT is worth purchasing? http://www.charlescarrollinsights.com/2009/06/where-is-federal-debt-headed/