Lynn O'Shaughnessy is the author of the "Retirement Bible" and "Investing Bible." http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Too many people who portray themselves as financial experts aren't. The threshold to get into this business is too low to cull out the knuckleheads, but you can eliminate many candidates by rejecting any adviser who... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/06/26/finding_advisers_you_can_trust 6576dce1-dddd-472a-a019-b2065c22ee11 Tue, 26 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT It's a harsh reality that nobody is going to lend you money once you reach the age where your daily routine no longer includes breakfast on the go, office intrigue and commuter boredom. While many wannabe retirees are... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/06/19/retirement_takes_planning d8b740bf-a67e-4f04-824a-9a9cd3042d47 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT Growing up in a family of seven posed all sorts of culinary challenges. It was impossible, for instance, to divide a 12-pack of Popsicles evenly, or a cherry pie, without angering somebody. Bruised feelings were also... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/06/12/time_in_the_kitchen_can_cook_up_some_savings eb0ad602-1d2c-4c86-ba21-6f0d4116c3ae Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT Fifty years ago, millions of Americans were petrified at the prospect of being surpassed by the Communist Darth Vader when the Soviets launched Sputnik into the abyss. In the same year, passions were inflamed when nine... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/06/05/50_years_and_counting_for_sps_index_of_measuring_growth 64d5b7af-450c-49ed-9e39-a7bcdbcce4f9 Tue, 05 Jun 2007 04:01:00 GMT Can you imagine someone ripping you off for a Payday candy bar? Something close to that apparently has been happening at the University of Texas, where the financial aid office maintained a list of the freebies showered... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/05/26/where_to_find_the_fairest_prices_for_student_loans 0951ab4a-c8e9-4cfc-8533-2034c6926795 Sat, 26 May 2007 04:01:00 GMT When teenagers start shopping for colleges, the price is often not something they dwell upon. Which is why I wasn't surprised when a mother recently told me about the experience of her daughter's boyfriend, who will be... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/05/22/flexibility_is_key_to_finding_affordable_universities 38e641ab-96dd-4a10-912d-cd5aa614b759 Tue, 22 May 2007 04:00:00 GMT When my daughter was preparing to retake the SAT last fall, she asked me to help her with some sample questions that she'd missed. She was supposed to pick out the mistakes in various sentences. They could have been... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/05/15/getting_past_prestige_names_when_searching_for_a_college 50d969cf-67fe-4703-b5f9-814a5cf8cd1d Tue, 15 May 2007 04:01:00 GMT Even if your toddler's vocabulary is not yet as large as a parrot's, you may already know what billions of other moms and dads understand all too well: Kids want stuff. Children's ability to let you know what they cove http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/05/07/bank_of_dad_proves_to_be_a_valuable_institution 25c2d891-12d1-4efd-9578-f60c96dc0623 Mon, 07 May 2007 20:01:00 GMT How much do I need to save for retirement? Some variation of these words has been uttered by millions of Americans. People keep asking the question because the answers have been about as satisfying as an empty bag of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/04/30/money_and_you d0cd0eb8-634b-4e2f-8fc8-065b13a1920d Tue, 01 May 2007 01:08:00 GMT In 1999, the Securities and Exchange Commission tossed out a proposal that anyone with just a left or right brain could have found alarming. The SEC suggested that stockbrokers could give some financial advice to... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/04/23/stockbrokers_legal_role_in_giving_advice_is_up_in_the_air 9a29c3fb-d573-49fa-83eb-86f1a52d0ea5 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 03:01:00 GMT When we graduated from high school or college, most of us assumed that we wouldn't have to worry about a report card again. But anybody who carries a credit card is continuing to get graded. In fact, it's possible for c http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/04/09/how_you_can_get_a_higher_grade_on_your_credit_report 733f774f-fc80-458d-b5a6-0bc62ccc9e9b Mon, 09 Apr 2007 18:01:00 GMT Recently, I was delighted by the tremendous number of e-mails that I received from readers reacting to my column. Maybe it was my confession that I once couldn't afford a can of grape juice that struck a nerve. To... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/04/03/readers_offer_their_own_stories_of_frugal_living 0a8c7d6c-dd5f-4408-9d0a-df1f3767e0d0 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 04:01:00 GMT During much of the 1980s, I didn't have to wait until the yearly sale to buy a cute dress at Nordstrom. In my office, I was the person whom colleagues would ask for restaurant recommendations because I loved to eat out.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/03/28/live_below_your_means,_no_matter_what_your_means_may_be a1e8871f-6a3b-4c1e-bdcb-8fecab2c93ea Wed, 28 Mar 2007 04:01:00 GMT Nobody likes to talk about their credit card debt. If you're addicted to plastic, you certainly don't want anyone to discover your secret. But strangely enough, some bloggers don't mind divulging every detail of... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/03/20/money_and_you 54934725-a353-4a8c-a12c-08d8d1892ac0 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:01:00 GMT Ouch. Feb. 27 was one of those days when a pinched nerve would have felt like a relief compared with the pain felt by millions of investors. In just a few hours of trading, hundreds of billions of dollars vanished. Sto http://www.townhall.com/columnists/LynnOShaughnessy/2007/03/12/when_markets_head_south,_dont_hit_the_panic_button 7d029cae-8c3c-4fcc-b62e-d3daa88b8830 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:51:00 GMT