The Navigoe Blog

Month: November 2013

Why I run

An article in the Wall Street Journal titled “Okay, You’re A Runner. Get Over It” seems to suggest that runners are uniquely boastful, or perhaps narcissistic, although that’s probably too strong a word.  Apparently, running through neighborhoods and wearing running clothes when you run means you’re peacocking. I used to despise running.  It seemed so…

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Which state 529 plan should you choose?

529 College Savings plans have become the default go-to plan for parents and grandparents to stash some money away for the little ones.  Not surprising, given that 529 plans offer the significant benefits including large contribution limits, potential income and estate tax benefits and often most appealing control by the grantor/owner. A question that clients…

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"What's a Bubble?" or is that even the right question?

NPR recently interviewed Eugene Fama and Robert Shiller, two of the three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics.  As NPR notes, they are an odd couple to be honored together.  Shiller gained fame by identifying two recent major bubbles, the stock market in the late 90s and the housing market in the mid…

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