Gene Walden
Columnist | The Minnesota Investor
Recent content from Gene Walden
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Gene Walden: Market offers reasons for optimism
A Twin Cities market veteran says the economy and stock market both appear to be healing, but there's a ways to go.
Jul 12, 2009 -
Long-term care policy saves cash
Minnesota and some other states offer a plan that allows recent buyers to protect assets.
Jul 5, 2009 -
Annuities take hit in plunging market
But some annuities now being sold give investors a chance to profit in both rising and falling market conditions.
Jun 21, 2009 -
Long-term care could break you
Without the right insurance, you might exhaust your assets -- and your family's -- and lose control of where you're treated.
Jun 14, 2009 -
Paying 'trough prices' for growth firms
Investor has found success as some Minnesota companies return from the abyss.
Jun 6, 2009 -
May be a long time 'til we see a go-go market
Markets could slip and slide sideways in the year ahead. After all, it's happened before.
May 16, 2009 -
Bonds may be bad buy if interest rises
The yield in a bond mutual fund may look good now, but as interest rates rise -- as they are predicted to do -- the rates on long-term bonds issued in this economy will start to look less and less attractive.
May 9, 2009 -
St. Paul firm keeps the wheels turning
Image Sensing Systems designs software and equipment that helps to deal with traffic trouble spots around the world.
May 2, 2009 -
Gene Walden: Adviser sees fourth-quarter comeback
The head of an Eden Prairie wealth-management firm says financial news signals a turnaround on horizon.
Apr 11, 2009 -
Capital-intensive REITs still hurting
Real estate investment trusts are slumping along with the rest of the economy. Though valuations are low, dividends are high. But investors must choose wisely.
Apr 4, 2009
