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Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. is a Naples, FL and Newport, RI based financial advisory firm. We have been ranked by Barron’s as one of the top independent financial advisors in the nation for the last eight consecutive years. We manage portfolios for individuals, families, and small businesses throughout the United States.

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Dining with Former BB&T Chairman John Allison

November 30, 2012

November 2012 Client Letter

This month I had lunch with retired BB&T Chairman and CEO, John Allison. Speaking with John was a special privilege given his unique background in the financial industry. John was the longest-serving CEO of a top-25 financial institution, serving BB&T from 1989 through 2008. During his 20-year term, BB&T grew from $4.5 billion to $152 billion in assets, becoming the 10th-largest financial services holding company headquartered in the United States.

Why We Favor Stocks over Mutual Funds

October 29, 2012

October 2012 Client Letter

For some time, we have been disillusioned with much of the mutual fund industry. Aggressive sales tactics, front-end sales loads, 12b-1 marketing fees, and high expense ratios practiced by many fund groups seem far from investor friendly. The sad reality is most mutual funds are not bought by investors, they are sold to investors. And the most popular funds are too often those that offer the greatest payout to brokers.

The Sweden Solution to Weak Growth

September 21, 2012

September 2012 Client Letter

Few would accuse Sweden of being a free-market utopia. Not with a top marginal rate of 57% for personal income tax and government spending equal to 56% of GDP. However, during the last two decades, Sweden cut its public debt to 33% of GDP from a high of nearly 80%. Last year, Sweden eliminated its deficit. And for good measure, the Prime Minister, Fredrik Reinfeldt, recently announced his intention to cut the corporate tax rate from 26.3% to 22% (The U.S. corporate tax rate is 35%).

Why Investors Shouldn’t Rely on Capital Gains

July 31, 2012

July 2012 Client Letter

One lesson reaffirmed to us from the dot-com bust is this: Prudent investors do not rely solely on capital appreciation for stock market gains. During the latter part of the 1990s many investors overloaded on technology and growth-oriented shares. When the collapse hit, they were not only left with a decimated portfolio, but one that produced little annual income.

A Q&A on the Outlook

May 28, 2012

May 2012 Client Letter

As a trustee for the City of Naples Firefighter Pension Fund, I am particularly interested in observing how government retirement benefits are disrupting state and municipal finances. Across the country, state and local governments have accumulated trillions of dollars in unfunded retirement promises. To fund these costs, expect taxes to rise, services to be reduced, or a combination of both.

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