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Chris Long Recently Quoted – Financial Planning Topics

• The Wall Street Journal - "Keys to Making the Write Investments"
• CBS Chicago -"Like Everyone Else, Chicago Investor Tries to Remain Calm"
• Chicago Tribune - "3 Questions with Financial Advisers"
• ABC News Channel 7 WLS-TV Chicago - "Experts Suggest Locking in House, Car Loans"
• N"DIGO Online - "The Way I See It: Self-Employed...Meet the New Normal"
  
• Chicago Tribune - "Portfolio-Balancing Tools Make Good Roadmaps"
• Black Enterprise Magazine - "Do the REIT Thing - Why some investment advisers are recommending real estate investment trusts now"
• Black Enterprise Magazine - "My Money Makeover - What you can learn from expert makeovers of real-life investment portfolios"
• Chicago Business Powered by Crain's - "Self-Employed Workers Live with Ups and Downs of Freelance Lifestyle"
• CNN Money - "Ask the Experts"
• U.S. News & World Report - "Retirement Savings Strategies for Late Starters"
• Black Enterprise Magazine - "Obama's Report Card: One Year Later"
• The Wall Street Journal - "Do You Need a Financial Makeover to Save Your Retirement?" 
• Forbes - "How to Avoid Dumb Investing Mistakes" 
• Black Enterprise Magazine - "All Star Advise" 
• Money Watch - " 401k Mistakes to Avoid"
  
• Tribune Newspaper - "State of Social Security Requires Early Planning"
• Black Enterprise Magazine - "Parents, Back Away From the Piggy Bank!"
• The Wall Street Journal -  "Long & Associates clients featured in the Wall Street Journal".  They are the last people featured in the article.
• Chicago Tribune - "Tax-rate comfort, flexible withdrawals among selling points for Roth accounts"
• Business Week - "Being a Cheapskate Could be a Good Idea Now" 
• Chicago Tribune - "Economy Influences Decision to Have Babies" 
• Black Enterprise Magazine - "In Your 30s, Think About Your 60s"
• MSN MoneyCentral – "5 Big Holes in your 401k Plan"
• Black Enterprise Magazine – "Time to refinance? What you can expect if you're looking for a better deal"
• The Money Show - Listen to Chris Long's Interview with Bill Moller on WGN Radio 720AM
• Yahoo Finance - "25 Ways to Save More Each Month"
• Money Magazine "One family, two portfolios"
• Ladies Home Journal "Until Debt Do Us Part” and "Smart Money Moves"
• Chicago Tribune - "House Rich Can Be Wealth Weak"
• WGN Radio – "The Money Show with Bill Moller"
• Chicago Tribune - "Racial Divide in Savings"
• Focus on Fiduciary Podcast – Chris Long explains how his advice is not tainted by commissions and product sales.

Chris Long Recently Quoted -- 401k Plan Topics (For Small Business and Non-Profit Organizations)

• 403b Wise - "403(b) Theft - How Employees and Employers Get Bilked"
• Journal of Financial Planning - "You Gotta Have a Plan" about advising small organizations on better managing their 401k plans.
• Chicago Tribune "Beware of Fees as New Pension Law Takes Hold"
• Management Information Exchange "Having the Wrong Employer Retirement Plan Can Cost You Half of Your Retirement Savings"

Other Articles

• Wall Street Journal  --U.S. Pushes for Clearer Disclosure of 401(k) Fees