Pricing Your Self-Published Masterpiece. Caveat Emptor!

By John J. Hohn | September 6, 2011

When first asked how much royalty I wanted from my novel, Deadly Portfolio: A Killing in Hedge Funds, my only thought was keeping the costs as low as possible. Outskirts Press, the publisher, recommended a price of $18.95 for the 328-page paperback. I objected. The price was too high for the market. Outskirts replied that…

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Stressed Out Over the Market? Get a Measure of Your Tolerance for Risk.

By John J. Hohn | August 20, 2011

NOTE: Risk tolerance is key to the design of any retirement plan. In earlier postings, readers were asked to complete the Flexible Retirement Planner (FRP) to find out how well their funds would hold up over their life expectancy, especially in supplementing their retirement incomes. Reading previous postings is important to understanding this article. Putting…

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