Welcome to Tom McAllister's blog   Blog #1 (introduction) WHY A BLOG ON "MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS"? By Tom McAllister, CFP®   Every quarter or so, for over thirty years, I've been sharing ideas about the financial markets .... (click for more)   Newsletter: Sign Up ____________________________   Select A Blog Below ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #27-2010          (July 22nd, 2010) DIVERSIFY, BUT KEEP YOUR BALANCE By Tom McAllister, CFP®   Asset allocation is often recommended by stockbrokers and financial planners alike, as a means of reducing risk in an investment .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #26-2010          (July 15th, 2010) Permission for a Fiduciary Standard Regulation is Better Than None;               Odds for Growth Better Than for Double Dip By Tom McAllister, CFP®   The incredibly complicated financial regulatory bill recently produced by Congress offers a victory – of sorts – for investors. True, .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #25-2010          (July 1st, 2010) GROWING UP AND SMELLING THE COFFEE -               FINANCIAL SURVIVAL IN RETIREMENT By Tom McAllister, CFP®   In no way were we prepared, as youngsters, to answer the question our elders were so fond of asking: “What do you want to .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #24-2010          (June 24th, 2010) Proposed “Mark To Market” Legislation NOT On The Mark! By Tom McAllister, CFP®   Hindsight is 20/20, they say, referring to the ease with which we tend to criticize others’ past decisions. Repeating those past .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #23-2010          (June 17th, 2010) LOOKING UP FROM SOUTH FLORIDA By Tom McAllister, CFP®   Between Sarasota and Ft. Myers in southwest Florida sits Englewood, where I've spent time each of the past five winters. I've .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #22-2010          (June 10th, 2010) The Risk or No Deal Retirement Game By Tom McAllister, CFP®   When I lecture on cruise ships, the third talk of the series is called Seven Mistakes Retirees Make. I can usually count on .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #21-2010          (June 3rd, 2010) To Be Or Not To Be a Fiduciary? That is the Question. Should the Fiduciary Standard –Apply All Investment Managers? By Tom McAllister, CFP®   Gaining an ear and getting to "yes" are two different things, we FPA members are learning. As my professional .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #20-2010          (May 27th, 2010) THE GREAT BIG BUT By Tom McAllister, CFP®   The best source of portfolio income is in high-quality, dividend-paying common stock - at least that what I was saying two weeks .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #19-2010          (May 20th, 2010) DON'T DO THIS! DO DO THAT! - PART II By Tom McAllister, CFP®   I am indebted to my friend Marv Frank and his associates at the law firm Frank and Kraft of  Indianapolis for an enlarged .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #18-2010          (May 13th, 2010) HIDING IN DIVIDEND-PAYING STOCKS By Tom McAllister, CFP®   Like a dozen or so opinions about investing in stock? Just ask a dozen or so different people. But, if you're asking me, dividend-paying .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #17-2010          (May 6th, 2010) UPDATE ON CHINA By Tom McAllister, CFP®   As I write this on Sunday evening, May 2, 2010, at 6:30 PM, the Diamond Princess is sailing out of Qingdao, China, on its way .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #16-2010          (April 29th, 2010) SUE YOUR INVESTMENT ADVISOR? WHY? By Tom McAllister, CFP®   As the economy emerges from the Great Recession, we continue to unearth details about how it happened. How could the .... (click for more)   ____________________________   MAKING CENTS OUT OF THE NEWS Blog #15-2010          (April 22nd, 2010) Kicked Upstairs In Honor By Tom McAllister, CFP®   All modesty aside, I think it proper to call my readers’ attention to a recent honor that came my way.  As of a week ago, not .... (click for more)   ____________________________   Click here for listing of all blogs posted