by Jay Beattey | Mar 20, 2014 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement, Uncategorized, Wall Street, Wealth Building
It seems to be a universal canine attribute that dogs just love to chase cars. But I wonder if the dog has ever considered what it would do if it were to catch the car? When we invest, our goal is to grow our money. But growing investments are a little like the dog...
by Jay Beattey | Mar 17, 2014 | Articles, Wall Street, Wealth Building
I found a really cool calculator on the web the other day. I know what you’re thinking – a calculator can be cool? Indulge me for a moment. This calculator reveals what the S&P 500 returned over any period of years going as far back as 1871. And from then until...
by Jay Beattey | Mar 12, 2014 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement
When horse-drawn wagons journeyed their way up mountains in the old west, cowboys would put a “wheel-chock” behind the wagon wheels when they stopped to rest. Without brakes as we know them – that wheel chock – usually just a rock or a chunk of wood – could...
by Jay Beattey | Mar 6, 2014 | Articles, Millennials, Personal Finance, Retirement
More and more I find the Wall Streeters are brainwashing people into believing they’re paying no fees and commissions to invest. In fact, many of them debate the point vigorously! Here’s my open letter to two of them. · Dear Daughter: Company sponsored plans...
by Jay Beattey | Mar 4, 2014 | Articles, Wall Street, Wealth Building
While everything around us gets more expensive, one thing is getting cheaper – life insurance. That’s because we’re living longer – which means insurance companies push their payment obligation farther into the future and collect premiums for a longer period of...
