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title: "Dian’s Column"
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description: "The current mutual fund column from syndicated columnist Dian Vujovich, with the most recent columns from the archive."
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# Dian’s Column

The most recent columns.

- [Palm Beach puts philanthropic twist in 'Shark Tank'-like event for kids](https://fundfreebies.com/other/110215.html)If you're like millions of Americans, watching Shark Tank has become a regular family event. And if you're lucky enough to have a child or two…November 2, 2015
- [This is my last Palm Beach Money blog](https://fundfreebies.com/other/100815.html)When I first began writing this blog in the fall of 2008, Wall Street was a very different place. The DJIA closed that year down over 34 percent.…October 8, 2015
- [So you want to be on Shark Tank...](https://fundfreebies.com/other/100715.html)If it weren’t for the hopes and dreams of entrepreneurs and small business owners, there wouldn’t be much money talk going on in America, business…October 7, 2015
- [Budget deficit is down; many stocks, too, so take a trip](https://fundfreebies.com/other/100615.html)There’s so much going on in the world of money that it’s hard to make heads or tails of what’s really happening. Or, whether or not we should be…October 6, 2015
- [When fear and money rule gun control, lives don’t matter much](https://fundfreebies.com/other/100415.html)After the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that killed 20 children and six adults, I like thousands of others thought for sure…October 4, 2015
- [Rich guys and their pricey shoes](https://fundfreebies.com/other/100215.html)Women with plenty to spend aren’t the only ones who have a love of high-priced shoes—when guys make it big they shop for shoes, too. One…October 2, 2015
- [Scary October kicks off fourth quarter](https://fundfreebies.com/other/100115.html)It’s not just ghosts and goblins twirling around Halloween that can scare us, the reality of a year-end rally to clean up the market mess from the…October 1, 2015
- [Wall Street, Fiat and papal power](https://fundfreebies.com/other/092615.html)They played hooky, took time off from work and came by planes, trains, buses, mini-vans, cars and on foot in hopes of getting a nano-second…September 26, 2015
- [What I learned at my 50th](https://fundfreebies.com/other/092315.html)If you think that headline refers to my 50th birthday, you’d be mistaken. Nope, the 50 here has to do with my 50th high school reunion. In…September 23, 2015
- [Big time dreamers, winners, and losers](https://fundfreebies.com/other/092115.html)Received one of those Publishers Clearing House “urgent, time is running out” packets in the mail last week. Not sure how I got on their mailing…September 21, 2015
- [Give it up on Fed interest rate concerns](https://fundfreebies.com/other/091615.html)More psychically powerful than spaghetti charts warning of the possibility of a coming hurricane, talking heads have been having a heyday…September 16, 2015
- [Laboring Labor Day and the U-6](https://fundfreebies.com/other/090715.html)I’m old enough to remember when most stores and shops were closed on Labor Day. It was part of the deal. Then again, I’m also old enough to…September 7, 2015
- [Sailing into the global future?](https://fundfreebies.com/other/090315.html)Given that our investing world does indeed span the globe, keeping an eye out on all sorts of economic events that are happening here at home and…September 3, 2015
- [Yikes! It’s September.](https://fundfreebies.com/other/090115.html)Two things to absolutely positively know about September? First and foremost, it’s my birth month. Go ahead, send me happy wishes. And second,…September 1, 2015
- [It’s National Dog Day. No, not Dow Dogs, ours.](https://fundfreebies.com/other/082615.html)My Gracie. The most wonderful dog in the world and head of my household.August 26, 2015
- [Market declines and market reminders](https://fundfreebies.com/other/082415.html)Over the past few months I’ve thought that Apple would be a terrific buy at $95. Turns out, the stock dipped as low as $92-something for a…August 24, 2015
- [Down and down and out for now](https://fundfreebies.com/other/082015.html)Daily market watchers are probably having three-martini lunches these days. But that’s the kind of high that can be enjoyed no matter what trend…August 20, 2015
- [Edward Jones’ muni bad and FINRA](https://fundfreebies.com/other/081715.html)If there’s one thing wealthy Palm Beacher’s have in common it’s an affinity for tax-free municipal bond investing. Tax-free anything seems to…August 17, 2015
- [Gold, income and a weighty decision](https://fundfreebies.com/other/081415.html)So much to point out. So little space. So below is a quick look at a tiny bit of what’s going on.August 14, 2015
- [Yuan-durings](https://fundfreebies.com/other/081115.html)No matter how you feel about buying products from China, or selling products to that country, when China fiddles with its currency the whole world…August 11, 2015
- [Legal vows: Married couples entering postnuptial agreements](https://fundfreebies.com/other/081015.html)Marriage isn't easy, no matter your income level.August 10, 2015
- [World markets, CEFs and gas](https://fundfreebies.com/other/080615.html)A few days into August and Wall Street’s downward spiriling performance can be unsettling. But stressing over market performance is pretty much a…August 6, 2015
- [July, August and Oil](https://fundfreebies.com/other/080315.html)The first trading day of August was nothing to crow about. Then again it’s only one day.August 3, 2015
- [Buying, spending, countries where billionaire women live](https://fundfreebies.com/other/073115.html)Next week I’ll write about how the markets performed in July and what the expectations are for August. But right now, let’s pretend we all have…July 31, 2015
- [Luxury vacations, cars and private foundations](https://fundfreebies.com/other/072915.html)When it comes to money, the wealthy do have the upper hand.July 29, 2015
- [Round and round she goes, where she stops, nobody knows](https://fundfreebies.com/other/072715.html)Well, no sun shining on Wall Street today. Or in China. As for the what’s up for tomorrow, nobody knows. But, as always, there are tidbits of news…July 27, 2015
- [Guns, money and the enemy in our hands](https://fundfreebies.com/other/072415.html)The figures are horribly startling: In the past 12 years there have been roughly 360,000 gun deaths in the U.S., according to gunpolicy.org. On…July 24, 2015
- [Gold is a drag, healthcare not so, then there’s Apple](https://fundfreebies.com/other/072115.html)For everyone who has been hoping gold would be the golden egg in their investment portfolios the news isn’t good: The precious metal’s price has…July 21, 2015
- [Wanna be a millionaire? You probably already are](https://fundfreebies.com/other/071915.html)When CBS’s reality show, The Briefcase, premiered in May, I couldn’t believe what a big deal was being made about the possibility of being awarded…July 19, 2015
- [Life’s many expenses and wealthy rewards](https://fundfreebies.com/other/071615.html)These days it takes more money to raise a child and to die than it ever has. Throw in the cost of living and your life style between those two…July 16, 2015

[The full column archive](https://fundfreebies.com/other/archive.html)