Market Bottomed Out? After two months in crisis, investors started scratching their heads recently, wondering whether the market has bottomed out after some strong gains in the last couple of weeks. Money Magazine also looks at the effect the election of Barack Obama in the US will have on stock markets. US and Local Property Market watchers have been hoping that new US President Barack Obama can think of ways to boost the US economy, including stablising what seems to be the origin of the financial tsunami, the US property market. The latest figures show prices continuing to decline, while the foreclosure situation is rising. Money Magazine takes a look at how bad the situation is. Winning Financial Planners Amid the recent financial market turmoil, we look at what financial planners need to do to win over their client’s confidence and trust. At the annual CFP Awards presentation, industry winners and judges explain what it takes to make a success story during the current downturn.