by admin | Sep 17, 2013 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wall Street, Wealth Building
Still drinking the qualified plan Kool-Aid? Qualified plans are better known by their everyday names; 401ks, 403bs, IRAs, Keoghs, and a few others. They seem like good deals. Contribute pre-tax dollars; defer taxes on gains; and heck, some employers give away free...
by admin | Sep 12, 2013 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wall Street, Wealth Building
When we became parents, I ran out and bought life insurance. It was the only way I could ensure that the job of financially protecting my family would be completed if I wasn’t here to do it myself. Now that the kids are out of college and my financial fear has turned...
by admin | Sep 10, 2013 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement
$17,000,000,000,000 – is a big number. Yet that’s our national debt – and it’s growing by nearly 1 trillion each year. Every sale in every Walmart store for an entire year adds up to $469 billion – making it the largest company in the world. Yet...
by admin | Sep 5, 2013 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement
The older I get – the smarter my Dad seems. He always told me to save as much as I could in the company plan; and pay off my house as quickly as I can. The first seems like great wealth-building advice – the other great debt-elimination advice. But both...
by admin | Sep 3, 2013 | Articles, Insurance, Personal Finance, Retirement
Have you heard horror stories about annuities? Relax. They don’t have to be scary. In fact, they can be downright invaluable in the right situation. At their core, an annuity is an exchange of money for a guaranteed payout. The simplest form is called a SPIA...
