New rankings show that Delaware is a better place to hide money than Switzerland. While this may come as a surprise to most Americans, financial sector analyst Heather Lowe says that it is not a surprise to the world’s criminals. Question: would that be in, uh, Dollars?? Spin, spin, spin… Watch the video

A penny saved is a penny earned. That Benjamin Franklin would have been a heck of a financial advisor. He truly understood the value of cash. For years, many registered reps (not you, of course) seemed to overlook this asset class and treated it as a mere step-child compared to the more sexy stock and bonds (and even commodities and now alternatives). Enter the Federal Reserve and its 17 consecutive rate hikes that ended in August 2006. All of a sudden, certain cash equivalents are yielding in the five percent range (and that doesn’t look half bad). (more…)

Cash is no longer the investment between investments -cash is king! According to the survey Broker Dealer Journal sponsored with the help of The Reserve. Below are some of the conclusions that may be drawn from the survey data: (more…)