The best investment you can make is being a good person. Cut people some slack. Using your energy to learn how to save for retirement is a better idea. Start right here by reading our terrific links. Avoid these twenty IRA mistakes. Morningstar What would it take to get you to unretire? Monevator Misleading public…
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Is The Obesity Epidemic The Biggest Threat To Your Retirement?
Immobility and chronic illness don’t belong in your retirement portfolio. They’re enough curveballs lurking, conspiring to strike us down. Just like investing, focusing energy on what’s controllable works best. Luckily, we have power over our weight. Over a century ago, this was an outlier. World’s fattest man in 1890 was large enough to be considered…
So Many Fools Blocking My Motion…. When Is My Retirement?
Reading is a terrific way of learning how to save for your retirement. Add our weekly links to your library. 40% of Americans cried about money in the past year. LendingTree Are you ready for an Annuity in your 401(k)? Financial Advisor Here are seven terrific calculators to help you save for retirement. The Long…
Time May Change Me But I Can’t Trace Time…..When Is My Retirement?
Staying calm is a superpower. Nothing’s ruined more retirement plans than market noise. Put things in their proper perspective by reading this week’s terrific links. Teachers 403(b) plans are a nightmare – part gazillion. HumbleDollar What are the best investments for your taxable accounts? Morningstar Medicare is becoming cheaper for many retirees. MarketWatch How do…
This Is For The People Of The Sun
Which doesn’t belong and why? Pop Culture and Investment Conferences. The narrative is about to change. FUTUREPROOF isn’t your parent’s advisor’s echo chamber. Imagine money, tech, and culture merging onto three stages overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The presenters, attendees, and sponsors resemble the faces of our diverse country, not a typical corporate boardroom. Health…
Forty-One Quick Tips For Health, Happiness, and Wealth
Fifty-eight years are a terrible thing to waste. Next week is another birthday. Rather than turning them into narcissistic celebrations, birthdays provide a baseline for pondering the meaning of it all. The goal of this post is to avoid another insufferable and pretentious soliloquy bragging about one’s accomplishments. These words are targeted toward helping readers…
Break Your Back To Earn Your Pay And Don’t Forget To Grovel…..When Is My Retirement?
Planning your retirement is essential, but don’t forget to live in the moment. Learn how to do both by reading this week’s terrific retirement links. It’s time to rethink retirement. Darius Foroux Is retirement your biggest life event? The Belle Curve Moving in retirement contains many moving pieces. MarketWatch Spousal IRAs are a great way…
Don’t Comingle The Markets With Your Vacation
We save money so we can take the time to spend it. Some lose sight of this fact. Few pleasures exude more bang for the buck than vacations. Americans don’t know what they’re missing. Compared to similarly developed nations, we aren’t close to recharging our potential productivity. Data proves vacations reduce stress, play a role…
We Always Had Time On Our Side Now It’s Fading Fast…..When Is My Retirement?
Comparison is the enemy of joy. Concern yourself with your retirement plan, not your neighbors. Take the first step by reading this week’s terrific links. Work on these three skills to gain contentment. Morgan Housel Here’s an interesting way to take your RMD in today’s market. Morningstar Dying with almost zero is something worth considering….
When Should You Cash Out?
When’s enough – enough? Not putting great thought into this question is a common but critical mistake. Creating wealth is a simple way of keeping score. Knowing when to quit is a more nuanced decision. There’s an old parable about a vacationing New York businessman in conversation with a “poor” Mexican fisherman. The fisherman describes…