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I began my career as a financial advisor with the AYCO Corporation. I then served eleven years with a Big four public accounting firm where I provided counseling services to corporate executives and other high net worth individuals. I founded Trinity Financial Advisors, LLC in late 1999. I am a registered CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ PROFESSIONAL and a NAPFA® Registered Financial Advisor. I am also a member of the AICPA, FPA and IMCA.
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Catherine S. McBreen is President of Millionaire Corner. McBreen plans and develops content for Millionaire Corner. Catherine Balances editorial content to meet the informational needs of both new and seasoned investors. She designs special monthly surveys on topical issues affecting the economic environment.
McBreen has a B.S. in speech communications from Northwestern University and a J.D. from DePail University College of Law. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Illinois Bar Association, and the Chicago Bar Association.
Well-known for her expertise in the affluent and retirement arenas, McBreen is a frequent speaker at industry conferences. She has been quoted widely by the financial media, including The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Research, Private Asset Management, On Wall Street, Reuters, Bloomberg News, The Dow Jones Newswires and Worth. Cathy has appeared as a guest on CNBC Closing Bell, First Business Morning News, Neal Cavuto at Fox Business News, ABC and CBS radio.
McBreen is co-author with Spectrem President George H. Walper, Jr. of the book "Get Rich, Stay Rich, Pass It On: The Wealth-Accumulation Secrets of America's Richest Families" (Portfolio, January 2008)
Catherine is the mother of four and is involved in many school and community events. She is also on the Board of Trustees for DePaul's Theatre School.
US Producer Prices drop dramatically
US producer prices recorded the largest drop in three years in April, according to CNBC. Producer prices fell as gasoline and food costs fell, pointing to weak inflation pressures. This will give the Federal Reserve flexibility to keep monetary policy accommodative. The Labor Department said that its seasonally adjusted producer price index fell .........
Government probe obtains AP phone records
The Associated Press reports that the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for the Associated Press in what the news organization is calling a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather news. The government will not say ...................
Fed maps exit from stimulus
Federal Reserve officials have mapped out a strategy for winding down the $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program meant to spur the economy, according to the Wall Street Journal. Officials indicate they will halt the buying in ..............
Hackers steal $45 million
USA Todayis reporting that an alleged international gang of cyberthieves stole $45 million from thousands of ATMs in carefully coordinated attacks. Authorities in Brooklyn alleged that $2.4 million was stolen from nearly 3,000 ATMs in the metropolitan area during a two day time period ...........
US jobless claims drop below 350,000
The number of Americans filing for new unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 5 ½ years, according to CNBC. Initial claims dropped by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 323,000. Economists had expected ...............
Dow closes above 15,000
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial average closed above 15,000 for the first time. According to the Associated Press, an improving outlook for the economy and strong corporate earnings are making investors move into stocks. The Dow has....................
Cyberattack warning
Consumer websites for the FBI, White House, seven federal agencies and 130 small and large banks and credit unions have been targeted by the hacking organization Anonymous for Distributed Denial of Service, or DDoS today. According to ...........
Colleges offering tuition discounts
Private US colleges are offering record financial assistance due to lower application rates, according to the Wall Street Journal. The average “tuition discount rate”, the reduction off list price afforded by grants and scholarships hit an all time high of 45 percent last fall for incoming freshman, according to a survey being released today. It is likely that ...........
Boston suffers $333 million of damage to its economy due to bombings
The Boston Marathon bombings inflicted as much as $333 million in damage to the local economy in lost wages, retail sales and infrastructure damage according to preliminary estimates. According to CNBC, total business losses within the “Impact Zone” were ......
What advice would a wealthy Business Owner give to someone seeking a job? Part-time work? More education? What other factors will make an unemployed job applicant stand out?
In recent days various publications have reported that the Trustee representing the Madoff Ponzi scheme victims is suing J.P. Morgan/Chase in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for allegedly ignoring repeated warning signs about Mr. Madoff’s business. There are also hints that other banks may eventually be found to have various types of liability in relationship to this debacle.
