Identity Theft professionals rcommend that we lock our computer when leaving our desk. You can do this by pressing CTRL + ALT + DEL.  This will open the Windows security menu and from there you can click on Lock this Computer.  Or, if your keyboard has the Windows key, hold it down and type L. This will lock the screen instantly. Then when you return, just enter your password and everything will be as you left it.

Around tax time, your attention is particularly focused on your finances and assets.  The current status of the economy can be unsettling and knowing how you can be prepared has become very important.  As you start working on your taxes, you’ll probably be reminded of some of the milestones that occurred during the previous year. Did you recently move?  Has your relationship status changed?  Did you have a baby?  Are you now taking care of your parents?  Did you get a raise at work or change jobs? If any of these milestones have occurred in the Read more »

It's really funny but true that the person with a stated idea and a firm stance almost always wins out.  Remember when you were a kid... and you staked out your place on the playground or your table at lunch.  Because you "said" you owned it... everyone else backed off and gave you your place of ownership. Read more »

Economic Review: Third Quarter 2009   The market rally that began in mid-March, driving double digit equity returns in the second quarter, continued throughout the third quarter of 2009. Despite some volatility at the close of the three-month period ending September 30, 2009, the S&P 500 Index gained another 15.61%[1]. International returns were just as strong, with currency gains giving U.S. Read more »