by Jay Beattey | Mar 28, 2014 | Articles, Millennials, Personal Finance, Retirement
As a supposed personal finance expert, I’ve seen my share of credit horror stories – that often takes years to repair. As my kids prepared for college a few years ago – they started getting credit card offers by the droves. I was very deliberate in advising...
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 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 | 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 –...
