http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=John+Kaighn Finances John Kaighn Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=234229&ca=Finances Historically, capitalistic societies have gone through boom and bust cycles on a regular basis. The economic good times are enjoyable for everyone involved, but sometimes the exuberance can lead to downturns which are often painful. The Federal Reserve was created to help moderate the effects of an... Business John Kaighn Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=206830&ca=Business As an entrepreneur you'll come in contact with numerous other business people as you conduct your day to day operations. They could be lawyers, suppliers, customers or other business services providers. These individuals are important to your business in many ways. If they bought your product or ser... Finances John Kaighn Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=166470&ca=Finances Market Watch The Federal Reserve ended its June Federal Open Market Committee meeting on June 28th, and the only change indicated for the foreseeable future is that the Fed sees core inflation as somewhat less of a risk, while overall inflation is still a concern. Interest rates remained on hold at... Finances John Kaighn Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=163790&ca=Finances The ROTH IRA is a retirement product which allows the withdrawal of tax free income from a tax deferred account, and it is a fantastic savings vehicle for people of any age, but particularly for younger people. Congress created The Roth IRA on January 1, 1998 as a result of the Taxpayer Relief Act o... Finances John Kaighn Sun, 24 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=162460&ca=Finances Saving money for college expenses is a goal I hear many young parents express, and one of the best ways to build tax-advantaged savings for college is the 529 plan. A 529 plan is a tax-advantaged savings plan designed to encourage saving for future college costs. 529 plans, legally known as “qualifi... Finances John Kaighn Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=161027&ca=Finances When Greenspan finishes his term as Fed chief, I am one person who surely will miss his succinct use of language to make a point. The use of the term “irrational exuberance” to explain the dotcom bubble, in hindsight, was right on the money. In discussing the current housing boom, he has used the wo... Finances John Kaighn Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=158345&ca=Finances With the advent of the 401k, SIMPLE, SEP and 403b as retirement plans, many people have multiple accounts with various employers, because they have changed jobs for any number of reasons. One of the problems with this is the duplication of objectives within each account. Having a lot of funds, in... Business John Kaighn Mon, 28 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=154688&ca=Business This newsletter has been developed to provide insights into the operation of the financial services industry, and to help individual investors make decisions concerning the type of advisement that best suits their needs. While there are many professionals who provide investment advice in one form o... Business John Kaighn Thu, 03 May 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=147948&ca=Business There has been a great deal of press in recent years given to portfolio diversification, in particular to the use of hedge funds as a means of alternative investment strategy. Many times these funds are referred to as vehicles to use for diversification, because they are not linked to traditional in... Business John Kaighn Fri, 20 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=143700&ca=Business The one thing I have learned, when it comes to building wealth, is the fact that there are no short cuts to instant riches. While there have been a few high profile incidents of extreme wealth being created almost overnight, as in the case of Google and a few other "instant" successes, even in thes...