by Jay Beattey | Feb 25, 2014 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wall Street, Wealth Building
Once upon a time, the good old “defined benefit” pension plan promised Ma and Pa a guaranteed lifetime retirement income. Employers put a portion of an employee’s salary into an account that would be invested over the years to cover the retirement income obligation....
by Jay Beattey | Feb 21, 2014 | Articles, Personal Finance, Wall Street, Wealth Building
Unless you’re in Seattle – this year’s Super Bowl didn’t leave us much to talk about football-wise. So let’s look at the Super Bowl from a Las Vegas perspective. When the Seattle/Denver opponents were decided, Vegas odds-makers issued a “line” at Seattle minus 2 –...
by Jay Beattey | Feb 11, 2014 | Articles, Retirement, Wall Street
Far more people have over-spending problems – than have under-spending problems – so you may be tempted to dismiss this article as completely irrelevant. But there’s a good chance that even if you’re an over-spender now – you’ll find yourself an...
by Jay Beattey | Feb 6, 2014 | Articles, Wealth Building
A recent NASA report shows that astronauts who spend 6 months in space grow by 3% – or about 2-inches. The reason? Gravity does not restrict the body’s natural inclination to grow. So what would happen if our money wasn’t subject to the gravitational pull of...
by Jay Beattey | Feb 4, 2014 | Articles, Insurance, Personal Finance
Term – or permanent – that is the (insurance) question. “Experts” like Dave Ramsey say we should only own term life insurance. Build enough wealth, he says, and we won’t need life insurance after the kids are grown and gone. Let’s start here. If we’re...
