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Northstar Financial Planning publishes a newsletter four times a year. We think you will find them interesting and informative.
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Archived Articles
- 401k
- Divorce
- Education Planning
- Estate and Legacy Planning
- Financial Planning
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Your Access to Free Credit Reports
Is Paying Extra on Your Monthly Mortgage Always a Good Idea?
How to Protect Yourself If You Lose Your Wallet
Borrowing from Family or Friends
Tips for Financially Helping Your Children - Even When They're Adults
About that Dream Vacation Home
Time for a Mid-Year Financial Checkup (2005)
Goal Setting - The Key to Achieving Personal and Financial Dreams!
- Financial Transition Planning - articles
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Investments
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Revisited and Electronic Trading
Jam Today or Jam Tomorrow? by Weston Wellington, VP, DFA
Inflation, Living Standards, and Returns, by James L. Davis, VP, DFA
"You Can Always Tell a Harvard Man...."
Market Sentiment vs Economic Reality
The Bull Market No One Believes
Bonds' 30-Year Hot Streak Begins to Cook (2009)
Is Buy-and-Hold Dead and Gone?
Human Nature Can Be a Lousy Investment Advisor!
When I'm Sixty-Four, by Bill Gross
Complaints Against Ameriprise (2007)
What's Going On in the Market? (2007)
Sound Investing and Peaceful Sleep, by Ben Stein, NY TImes
Who is DFA (Dimensional Fund Advisors)?
A New Look at a Bottomless Pit
When Winning Feels a Lot Like Losing
If You're Playing 'Beat the Benchmark,' Don't Expect to Win!
The Fine Print Can Be a Killer!
Is it the "End of Days" for Value Funds
Where Are All the Customer's Yachts?
The Pluses, Pitfalls and Performance of Hedge Funds
Why Securities Regulators Can't Help Defrauded Investors (2005)
Today's Economy: Real Risks vs. Fear
How much does that "free lunch" really cost?
Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
The Cost Benefits of Purchasing a Second Home
The Mills of the Gods Grind Slowly, but Exceedingly Fine
Accentuate the Positive, Eliminate the Negative
Is Mighty Mouse the NY Attorney General?
Back to the Future — Investments 101
Independent Advisors vs. Merrill Lynch
Would this make you "Mad As Hell?
- Life Planning
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Harvesting Your Dreams, Applaud Magazine
In Praise of Slightly Skuzzy Carpeting
Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Susie Steiner
A Different Perspective on Life Planning - and Death by Samuel P. Hull
Life Planning and How it Can Help You Achieve Your "Dream of Freedom" by George D. Kinder
Designing Your Life in Retirement
Personal Insights About Life Balance
- Long Term Care
- Retirement Planning
- Tax Planning
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Tax Planning Ideas to Consider (2009)
How Does The Stimulus Plan Affect You?
Five Important Changes for Taxpayers (2009)
IRAs: Should I Stay Traditional or Convert to a Roth?
Take Time to Understand the 2006 Tax Changes
Top 10 Year-End Tax Tips (2005)
How Grandparents Can Help Pay For College
- TD Ameritrade Institutional
- Travel
- Widows and Widowers