Old Field Advisors LLC
Cultivate Your Financial Harvest
Old Field Advisors LLC
Cultivate Your Financial Harvest
February, 2010            February 22,2010...   Washington Post summary of the
                                       President's Health Care Reform Proposal


December, 2009         December 3, 2009... The House voted 225-200 to extend the estate
    tax, setting it at 45% permanently for individual estates worth over $3.5
    million instead of allowing the tax to expire at the end of this year and then
    revert to a higher rate in 2011. The exemption for married couples is $7
    million.

    December 4, 2009... Bloomberg news says pension funds are
    increasing allocations of investment-grade debt to the highest level
    since the 1970s, when federal rules created a “bias” toward equities, as
    the U.S. mandates that plans set targets to fully fund worker obligations.
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    Q:        What should savers do now if they hold cash in their bank
    accounts in excess of $100,000, given that the FDIC insured limits were
    lifted only temporarily last year?

    A:        Last year, the government increased the amount of FDIC insurance
    coverage from $100,000 to $250,000. That increase was originally set to
    expire at the end of 2009. However, the increase in coverage has been
    extended through December 31, 2013.

    On January 1, 2014, the standard insurance amount will return to
    $100,000 per depositor for all account categories except IRAs and certain
    other retirement accounts, which will remain at $250,000 per depositor.
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November, 2009       Outlook and the 'Carry Trade'  - Nouriel Roubini


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Archive       
                  
    February, 2009            Emergency Economic Stabilization Act
                    
    This site outlines the New Homeowners Stability plan,  
    effective March 4, 2009. There are no fees.        


    December,2008        Depression Babies:  How Our Economic
    Experiences Affect Investment Behavior       
    from Stanford Graduate School of Business News

    New research demonstrates that personal experience does
    matter—and that the economic times we live through have a significant
    effect on how we invest .         

              
    Five Basics for Building a Solid Financial Future
    New York Times, May 17, 2008