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About: Stephen Ostrofsky

For over 36 years, I've been involved professionally with the financial services industry in many capacities. With my client's best interest in mind, I have dedicated myself to investor advocacy and financial education in pursuit of their True North.

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How Do Foreign Currency Exchange Rates Affect The Value Of U.S. Stocks?

How Do Foreign Currency Exchange Rates Affect The Value Of U.S. Stocks?
Many investors have noticed recently, the rapid changes in foreign currency exchange rates. How do foreign currency changes affect the value of U.S. stocks? Foreign currency exchange rates can impact U.S. stocks directly and indirectly by the economic undercurrents which change the relative value or purchasing power of a countries’ currency. The economies around the…
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What Risks Do Investors Face in 2015?

What Risks Do Investors Face in 2015?
Most individuals seem perplexed about their investments when they discuss the notion of risk. Not knowing how to respond, many investors seem to relate to risk on an emotional level. Many financial advisors try to express risk to clients in terms of acceptable levels of loss in percentage terms, while others try to measure risk…
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Sharing in Your Company’s Profits through Employee Stock Options

Sharing in Your Company’s Profits through Employee Stock Options
Corporate America has relied upon employee stock option plans as a valuable incentive program which aligns the company’s financial performance with employee compensation. Employees stock options are a form of non-cash compensation that employers offer to employees the option to purchase company stock at a specific price in the future. The two basic types of stock…
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Is a Roth IRA a Good Retirement Vehicle for You?

Is a Roth IRA a Good Retirement Vehicle for You?
  A Roth IRA is a retirement account that allows an investor to make after-tax contributions that receive favorable tax treatment over the life of the account. The contributions and gains in the account grow without taxation and can be withdrawn tax free to provide retirement income. Not all taxpayers can qualify to make the…
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