Jacob Gold Shared with Channel 3 the Top 6 Money Tips for 2010. Click below to view video.

http://www.azfamily.com/news/consumer/Getting-your-finances-in-order-in-the-new-year-80632187.html

Click below to view Jacob’s recent interview with Good Morning Arizona. The topic surrounds the article he worte for NEWSWEEK.

http://www.azfamily.com/good-morning-arizona/Worst-predictions-of-the-decade-69749367.html

As the first 10 years of the 21st century draw to a close, NEWSWEEK looks back at the decades’ biggest moments. They are calling the piece “NEWSWEEK 20/10″ and contributors include Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, Tom Brokaw, Michael Bloomberg, John McCain and many more.

As crazy as it sounds, last month I was contacted by NEWSWEEK to participate in the piece by writing an article about the worst predictions over the last 10 years. Immediately I thought of Treasury Secretary, Hank Paulson when he stated on May 7, 2008 that “the worst is likely to be behind us”. With that quote in mind, I began writing an article about the “Great Recession” of 2008.

Please feel free to click on the link below if you are interested in reading my article.

http://2010.newsweek.com/top-10/worst-predictions/hank-paulson.html

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is chasing its next big benchmark—10,000—a signal to many investors that market has nearly recovered from last year’s meltdown. Click here to read Jeff Cox’s ful article

Two bullish strategists Frederic Dickson, chief market strategist at D.A. Davidson & Co. and Ted Parrish, co-portfolio manager at Henssler Equity Fund said they expect markets to go higher by year-end. Click here to read the entire article.

Stocks have gone too far too fast and are due for a retreat in an economy that will grow slowly, Pimco’s Bill Gross said on CNBC. Click here for full article.

The website www.dshort.com produces a daily chart on the “Road to Recovery”. Click here to learn more about it and to see their recent updated chart. Very interesting stuff!!

Click here to read what happened a year ago today. It was the day of “False Hope”.

On Monday, August 10, 2009, Jacob Gold was the special guest on The Money Anwsers Show. The entire hour was devoted to Financial Inetlligence. Click hear to listen to the 8/10/2009 show.

New U.S. home sales rose by the largest amount in more than eight years last month, in another sign the housing market is finally bouncing back from the worst downturn in decades.

Click here to read the entire article by Associated Press.

Better-than-expected results from corporations fire up a big rally on Wall Street, lifting the blue-chip average back above 9,000. Read Alexandra Twin’s full story

Enjoy,

Jacob Gold

You discuss many aspects of financial planning, such as investments, monitoring cash flow, and debt management. However, much of the discussion seems to revolve around retirement. Can people who haven’t yet started planning for their retirement find your book useful?

      They should be planning! As I say in the book, many people spend more time planning their summer vacation than they do planning their retirement. If you equate life expectancy to 90 years, and you retire at age 60, you will need funds to satisfy the last third of your lifetime. The only trouble is you will have to earn enough money during the second third (30 years) to fund the middle and latter thirds of your lifetime (60 years)! My book focuses on the steps to achieving financial independence. Planning for retirement is a big part of that achievement.

You are a third-generation financial advisor. Has this had an impact on how you wrote Financial Intelligence?

Both my grandfather, Everett Gold, and father, Bill Gold, were financial advisors; you could say it is in my blood. I have been bred to do what I do, but I realize that many people did not learn about money management by going to their father’s office as early as age thirteen. I was fortunate to be able to get an early start on my knowledge of finances. But it’s never too late to begin the learning process by starting with the basics. I want to encourage my readers to begin their journey toward financial intelligence so that they can make sound, educated decisions.

Because of the downturn that 2008 brought to the American economy, people are interested in the financial world, especially in being advised, more than ever. What does your book share with its readers that they have not read already?

It is true, over the last 12 months people have been inundated with a plethora of financial opinions. So much in fact that people have quickly become confused on what they should be doing with their own personal savings. They ask themselves if their best financial move should be selling stocks, buying bonds or holding on tight to their existing investments. To be honest, it all depends on your time horizon and risk tolerance; every person is different. Financial Intelligence helps its readers understand the pros and cons of all scenarios by analyzing historical recessions and trends.

On May 29th, 2009, Jacob Gold spoke at the  Book Expo America publishing event about the global economic climate.