Most investors have a false idea of their most vital assets. In a pop quiz, stocks, bonds, cash, and real estate dominate the list. They’re missing 2/3 of the correct response. Financial wealth is part of the equation, but two more components are far more critical as one ages. Time and health vault to the…
I Don’t Like Mondays…..When Is My Retirement?
Not all stress is harmful. Exercise promotes positive health. Worrying about the Stock Market offers no value. Focus on what’s essential to your retirement plan by reading this week’s terrific links. Some Americans are using their 401(k) as an emergency fund. Sherwood Don’t let unforced errors ruin your retirement plan. The Big Picture Just because…
99 Problems
There are few certainties in life. 100% probabilities are a work of fiction. There is one thing I’m 99% certain of: the stock market will recover from its periodic spasms of mayhem. I’m no Nostradamus, claiming to possess clairvoyance over the future. My track record regarding many aspects of life is laughable at best. Let’s…
I Don’t Like Mondays…..When Is My Retirement?
We are continually building a picture of reality. Read this week’s terrific retirement links to ensure your portrait is accurate. Never bet against America. The Irrelevant Investor A short history of tariffs. A Wealth of Common Sense The goal is a meaningful retirement, not a late or early one. Enterprising Investor Debt has quadrupled for…
Applying To College Just Became Harder
Applying to college is a confusing maze of non-transparency. Imagine signing a contract to purchase your home without knowing the final price. Scores of parents do this annually when paying for college with garish results. Unmanageable debt and school transfers leading to five years plus of tuition payments top the list of unintended consequences. How…
I Don’t Like Mondays…..When Is My Retirement?
90% of everything is crap. Focus on the 10% that matters. Start filling your bucket by reading this week’s terrific retirement links. Despite what you hear, most stocks are doing fine. The Irrelevant Investor A how-to guide to a retirement account rollover. Getting Your Financial Ducks in A Row Don’t allow the disease of more…
Leave The Kids No Loans
Are we going backward, or are we going forward? In the” Good Old Days,” Robber Barrons devised a scheme for creating corporate feudal systems, making employees virtual indentured servants. Company scrip became a substitute for government-issued currency. Scrip was prevalent in numerous mining and logging camps before being outlawed in 1938 as part of the…
I Don’t Like Mondays…..When Is My Retirement?
Be very discriminative in curating your information. Make reading our weekly retirement links a top priority. On average, married households aged 65 and over spend only 2.1 % of their savings. A Wealth of Common Sense Don’t stick with your default savings rate. Vanguard There is always a reason to panic. Daniel Yerger It’s…
Markets Lack A Final Destination
We can only be happy, not become happy. – Sam Harris The crux of our joy deficit is we crave permanent bliss in a world of change. Denying reality leads to an epidemic of dissatisfaction. Our conventional sources of glee are unreliable. Shifting conditions guarantee disappointment, and clinging to a pleasant experience always fails. The…
I Don’t Like Mondays…..When Is My Retirement???
Every person is a process. The same applies to your retirement plan. Start your journey right by reading this week’s terrific links. Too many Americans aren’t saving for retirement. A Wealth of Common Sense Why do Italians live longer than Americans? Livology The price of admission. Bilello Blog How to grow old the right way….
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