If the Madoff scandal has taught us anything, I think it should be that as investors we need to diversify. It is one thing to look at our investments and to make sure that they are diversified among different asset classes, different localities, and different sizes. It is another thing though to make sure that it is not invested through the same individual or investment company. There is always the possibility that some day the individual or fund may not turn out to be what it advertised it was, or that someone has cleaned out the fund or your account?
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It is the beginning of a new year, and I thought when would be a better time to start a blog? I am not sure of everything that this will contain, but I thought it would be a good place to publish updates on how the family is doing, technology, the stock market, and the economy.
So, how are things going?
Family - They are all doing well, so that is the good news.
The Economy - Eww, this is just a bad thing to talk about now a days. We have recently been classified in a recession, so that is where we currently...