by Jay Beattey | Jan 10, 2014 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement
The Little Red Hen wanted to bake some bread. So she asked her friends to “partner” with her by helping harvest the wheat, grind it into flour, and bake the bread. None agreed. But when she went looking for “partners” to help her eat the bread – well –...
by Jay Beattey | Jan 8, 2014 | Articles, Millennials, Personal Finance
As the father of 23 and 26 year olds – and supposed money & investing professional, the idea of when to start saving and how aggressively to save has taken center stage among my fatherly duties. Both of my kids (knock on wood) are out of college, gainfully...
by Jay Beattey | Dec 23, 2013 | Articles, Personal Finance
Certain “financial advisors” – who are little more than media-made celebrities – declare that debt is bad and must be purged. They have names that rhyme with Rave Damsey, Floozie Orsman, and Spark Coward. There is partial truth in their words – but...
by admin | Dec 16, 2013 | Insurance, Personal Finance, Retirement, Video Library
by Jay Beattey | Dec 12, 2013 | Articles, Personal Finance, Retirement, Wall Street, Wealth Building
It sounds like a silly question – but the shocking truth is that hundreds of thousands of people will do just that over their lifetime. Could you be among them? Consider this – an investor who saves just $1,000/month from age 25 to 70 – stops – then draws...
by admin | Oct 10, 2013 | Articles, Personal Finance
Chances are, you’ve seen Henry Winkler (aka Fonzie) and Fred Thompson on TV lately. Are the reverse mortgages they’re hocking snake oil, or smart moves? First, let’s understand what a reverse mortgage is. A bank is making you a loan, and sending you the money. The...
