Archive for June, 2013

Living Trusts are All About Avoiding Men in Black Robes

This edition of Friedman’s Law of the First Thing is about living trusts — what are they, what are they good for (absolutely somethin’) and what are they not good for? *  *  * In a weird way, Dave Ramsey is my muse — I hear him say something on […]

Towards an Industry of Pure Financial Advice

I admire Paul Krugman in lots of different ways. People think of Krugman above all as an economist and as a liberal. Those who don’t like one or both of those labels argue that he’s wrong about everything. I won’t take those folks on here, other than to say that, […]

Friedman’s Law of the First Thing: Using the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure Site to Smarten Up About Financial Planners and Money Managers

Oodles of ’em. Oodles and oodles of ’em, even. There are oodles and oodles — and then some — of articles out there about how to find, interview and ultimately hire yourself a good financial planner or money manager. I can’t recall a single one of them, though, talking about […]