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Stephen Meidahl - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Steve is a jazz pianist, black belt in karate, private pilot, SCUBA diver and horrible golfer. He loves his three children and wastes money on pet toys.
A noted and quotable public speaker with a gift for making the complex easy to understand, Steve also authors articles and books.
Steve often tells clients that no one will care more about their investments than he does unless of course they share the same last name.
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Stephen Meidahl Email Alerts
- The Coming 401K Collapse
[Investing:IRA-401k] A senior executive called last week in a panic. Since senior executives generally don't panic, I listened carefully. His concern? The 401K plan was bleeding money and he now worried about the significant postponement of not only his retirement plans, but those of his employees.
- How the 401K Can Bring the Boss Down - Steps to Protect Yourself From Employee Lawsuits
[Legal:Employment-Law] The boss is increasingly at risk of legal action by distraught employees who are disappointed over investment results in their company's 401k plan. These are the steps to keep the boss from going down once the employee calls their lawyer.
- How to Keep Your Human Resources Job - What You Don't Know About Your 401K Can Hurt You
[Business:Human-Resources] Human resource professionals face new legal hurdles in understanding their organization's new 401k guidelines. Making friends with a qualified 401k advisor may save your career. Claiming later that you simply didn't know will not save your job.
- The Worst Tax a Senior Citizen Can Face - What You Need to Know About the RMD For Your IRA
[Investing:IRA-401k] Once a person turns age 70 1/2 the IRS requires that your IRA assets be distributed to you. Failing to do this the right way leads to a 50% tax on the required amount. This is one of the most important calculations that a senior citizen must learn to make.
- The Stock Market Collapse of 2008 - Why the World Has Not Ended
[Investing:Stocks] Even though the current stock market crisis leads us to believe that the financial world is coming to an end, history teaches that this is not true. The temptation towards apocalyptic thinking needs to be avoided. Instead, focus on the facts.
- What Just Happened Here? - The Recent Financial Crisis in Plain English
[Finance] The recent financial crisis is a toxic cocktail of several different components. Learning the ingredients helps understand possible solutions.
- The 700 Billion Dollar Bailout in Plain English
[News-and-Society:Economics] The size of the current so-called bailout is staggering. The complexity of the subject often brings disinformation and unnecessary confusion. This article provides an understandable explanation.
- From Bangor To Bangalore - How Going Global Means Growing Nobel
[Business:Ethics] Globalization makes all business practices visible and transparent. This means that an increased emphasis on how we do business will overtake the old model of simply providing a particular service that no one else owns. This means a focus on character more than mere commodity.
- Investment Pornography - How To Avoid Short-Term Views For Long Term Gains
[Investing] With the current barrage of bad news it is easy to forget that financial news is not neutral. Financial news equally holds an agenda that may be in conflict with sound investment principles.
- How To Not Panic In A Down Market
[Investing] The tendency in a difficult market is to quickly panic out of otherwise good stocks. Two or three common sense, down-to-earth reminders will keep you from making an unwise choice by abandoning otherwise good investments.
- The Pending Retirement Nightmare
[Home-and-Family:Retirement] The shift of pension responsibility to the employee from the employer is creating a pending disaster. Employees simply do not save enough money to retire and live in the same way that they lived prior to retirement.
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