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DECIPHERING THE MARKET - From AAII: To be a successful investor, you can't just buy a good stock. You have to buy the very best stocks at the very best time. And it's not enough for you to simply study the stock itself, you also need to analyze the market conditions in which it is trading. Five decades of historical studies on past market cycles show that three out of four stocks decline when the general market averages correct. That's why market direction is one of the several critical factors in making money in stocks. How do you tell which way the market is headed? You really don't need a crystal ball. The key is learning to decipher the day-to-day market action - in other words, what the market's doing right now. Successful investing isn't about following pundits' pred...
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FINANCIALLY SAVVY KIDS - From SIFMA Foundation: Who's smarter than a fifth grader? Not many if that fifth grader is financial guru Kelly Decker. Just ask her teacher Judy Pinkston at Park Hill Education Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Foundation (SIFMA Foundation) announced Decker's rise to the top as the elementary school winner of SIFMA Foundation's Spring 2010 InvestWrite Competition. Decker is one of 10,000 students this semester, and 20,000 this school year, who competed for coveted recognition and prizes in the annual national essay competition. To establish healthy financial habits and essential financial knowledge for life, the SIFMA Foundation challenged students across the country...
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RETIREMENT PLANNING FOR THE WORKPLACE - From NASAA: NASAA recently unveiled its newest investor education outreach program, "Planning Your Retirement With Confidence," which brings retirement planning assistance to the workplace. NASAA responded to the growing concern that increasing numbers of workers are planning for retirement amid a decline in the traditional safety net of defined benefit pension plans. The "Planning Your Retirement With Confidence" program was developed by the NASAA Investor Education Section's Informed Investor Outreach Project Group to provide these workers with the information they need to build and protect their retirement savings. The "Planning Your Retirement With Confidence" program helps prepare pre-retirees for the financial chall...
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FINANCIAL CHECKLIST FOR COLLEGE - From NEFE: The 3.3 million students projected to graduate from high school this year might feel they are ready to attend college or enter the work force. But those students' diplomas don't guarantee that they are prepared financially for their new ventures. "We make a point of talking to our kids about sex, drinking and drugs to keep them safe," says Patricia Seaman, director of marketing and communications for NEFE. "We have to put money on that list, too. When parents take the time to discuss good financial practices, their kids are better prepared to navigate their way through budgeting, banking and credit cards." Summer is the perfect time for parents to talk to their children about handling personal finances before they start their own lives. ...
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TEACHING TEENS TO MANAGE SUMMER INCOME - From AICPA: Summer jobs give teens new found freedom and money to spend. Just how well your teen handles his or her first paycheck may set a precedent for life. AICPA's 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy offers some advice that may help your teen make the most of his or her summer salary and develop a solid basis for future financial success. Parents should provide a good example of financial responsibility and involve their children in money management activities. It's important that teenagers see their parents live within their means and practice sound money management -- budgeting, setting long-term financial goals, makin...
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INVESTOR ALERT: MONEY MARKET FUNDS GUARANTEE - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) wants to make sure the investing public understands the U.S. Treasury Department's Temporary Guarantee Program for Money Market Funds. The Treasury Department's program, which opened Sept. 29, protects money held in participating money market funds as of Sept. 19 if those money market funds "break the buck." A money market fund breaks the buck when its net asset value (NAV) falls below $1.00 per share. Investors cannot sign up for the guarantee program on their own   ...
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PREYING ON MARKET FEARS - The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) cautioned Main Street investors against making sudden and uninformed decisions amid the ongoing market volatility and unprecedented turmoil on Wall Street.  "We know from past experience that con artists follow the headlines to prey on the worries and fears of everyday investors," said NASAA President and Colorado Securities Commissioner Fred Joseph. "With the current economic situation, state securities regulators are concerned that scammers are gearing up to promote various investment schemes with promises of big returns. If history is any guide, these investments will be worth less than the paper on which they are printed." NASAA also offered several tips for investors ...
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SCAM WARNING FOR IKE VICTIMS - While natural disasters elicit financial donations and support from people across the country it also, unfortunately, creates an opportunity for con artists - those who may try to swindle you out of your money or scam you by offering fraudulent services. Do not give out your personal information or money to anyone without proper identification or proof they can do what they say they can. If someone approaches you and cannot provide appropriate identification, go to a disaster assistance site and ask for help. TomorrowsMoney.org recommends that you get copies of all financial transactions and commitments in writing and keep a small notebook to write down the names and contact information of people with whom you speak during this critical time of recovery and rebuilding ...
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INVESTOR ED ON YOUR IPOD - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today launched a new series of Investor Podcasts that provides unbiased information on a variety of financial issues in an easily accessible format. The podcasts are available on FINRA's Web site and on iTunes.  New podcasts will be added to the series every month to provide investors with topical and timely investment information. The first three installments of the podcast series are now online ...
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NEW LEADERS AT AIE - Dallas Salisbury is the new president of the Alliance for Investor Education (AIE), a nonprofit consortium of 19 leading U.S. organizations involved in investor education.  The other newly elected AIE officers are: Joy Howell, vice president; John Gannon, secretary; and Gloria Talamas, treasurer. Salisbury also serves as the president and CEO of the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) and chairman of the American Savings Education Council (ASEC)   ...
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