What’s The Best College Major For Your Child?

How about majoring in The Right Fit? Snipping the velvet rope preventing you from accessing an exclusive club is a poor way to choose a college. Driving your child crazy while creating a problematic outcome isn’t optimal. This is precisely what many parents do when shopping for the right school. It’s almost impossible to deflect…

Pretty Soon Now Your Gonna Get Older…..When Is My Retirement?

If your biggest worry is your retirement portfolio, life is pretty good. Make it even better by reading this week’s terrific links. Not all states are great for retirees. NY Post Money is a tool for happiness and fulfillment. Darius Foroux Spend money on the correct forms of luxury goods. Morningstar The best gift…

Time Restricted Investing Creates Millionaires

It’s often not what you do. It’s when you do it that counts. This advice applies to your health and wealth. Time-restricted eating fits into this category. In a nutshell, the main point is restricting food intake to certain times of the day. Many find an 8-12 hour window compelling. An example of this schedule…

It’s Better To Burn out Than Fade Away…..When Is My Retirement?

Jumping off the ledge is an irreversible decision. Leave yourself some options by reading this week’s terrific retirement links. What income levels make you rich? A Wealth of Common Sense Estate plans aren’t just for the rich. Wealth Found Me Slow down your spending. The Contessa Counts Factor health into your retirement plan. CNBC Don’t…

Ten Ways To Deflect Market Fear Merchants

The most significant impediment to building wealth is being spooked out of the market. Investor self-defense needs to be centered around counterpunching The Fear Merchants. Some Fear Merchants are nefarious. Certain Hedge Fund managers and others seeking their 15 minutes of fame tend to arise from the darkness, fueling the crisis du jour. Often this…

I Got A New Complaint…..When Is My Retirement?

Proper sleep, exercise, and nutritious food are the best investments. YOU have no power over market noise. Focus on things that YOU can control. Start by reading this week’s terrific retirement links. Where do you fall on the retirement savings scale? A Wealth of Common Sense Does money buy happiness? The Big Picture Social Security…

The Doomsday Machine

A Doomsday Machine is obliterating the health and wealth of innumerable Americans. It’s no accident. The attacks are devastating, complex to evade, and well-coordinated. Let’s start with our health. Our healthcare system, processed food industry, government, and financial services sector fuse forces generating hefty profits while ravaging the health of millions of Americans. Grady Means,…

I’m Seeing Red…..When Is My Retirement?

As Rick Rubin once said: Zoom in and obsess. Zoom out and observe. We get to choose. Focus on the latter by reading this week’s terrific retirement links. The best reason to retire early. Financial Samurai A new formula for doubling your money. Of Dollars And Data Don’t include alcohol in your retirement plan. NPR Exercise…

Is A Home Equity Reverse Mortgage Line Of Credit The Most Underrated Financial Planning Tool?

Many retirees are house-rich but cash poor. My colleague Ben Carlson points out the chasm between the wealthy and everyone else between real estate and financial assets. Most Americans struggle to add their housing wealth into a retirement plan. Source: A Wealth of Common Sense For some, the answer might lie in a reverse mortgage…