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Category Archives: Retirement
Strategic Planning for the Everyday Family
Taking the Next Step with your Finances For several years now, my wife and I have been doing well with our finances. I haven’t used a credit card since 2006 or so, and my wife only has a Kohls card … Continue reading
April Financial Literacy Month: April 19, 2012
Jeff Rose from GoodFinancialCents.com tells us how mutual funds are like chicken and vegetable soup. It’s convenient: You don’t have to measure out the ingredients or even chose what goes into it. The hard work has already been done for … Continue reading
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Tagged financial literacy, mutual fund, Retirement
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April Financial Literacy Month: April 16, 2012
In today’s video, Marc Prosser describes the differences between Stocks and Bonds Stocks: You own a part of a company. When a company makes profits you do well. You can get a piece of those profits back in the form … Continue reading
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Tagged bonds, financial literacy, Investing, Retirement, stocks
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April Financial Literacy Month: April 9, 2012
In today’s video, Philip Taylor from ptmoney.com answers 10 quick questions about the powerful investment vehicle, the Roth IRA. Continue reading
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Tagged financial literacy, Investing, retirement investing, Roth IRA
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The Power of Four Little Letters: R-O-T-H (Followed by IRA)
Why the Roth IRA is so Powerful I love the Roth IRA. Traditional IRA’s are pretty cool too, what with the tax deferred gains and all. But Roth IRAs are really cool. If you already have a Roth IRA, you’re … Continue reading
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Tagged 401(k), 403(b), Investing, nest egg, Retirement, Roth IRA
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Winning With Money Part 5: Plan for the Future
I know we’ve already talked about being proactive with your money, but this takes it to a new level. Part of your long-term plan needs to cover things like future education, home maintenance, vehicle replacement, retirement, income replacement, funeral plans, and long-term medical care, among other things. Continue reading
Financial Literacy Month Question of the Day: April 20, 2011
Josh Levitt from LevittCoaching.com wants to know what you think: What is the best way to start investing for retirement? A) Invest in a Roth IRA B) Invest in a 401K up to your employer’s match C) Buy a house … Continue reading
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Tagged 401(k), financial literacy, Retirement, Roth IRA
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How much will you need to retire?
We focus a lot of time in our financial coaching and our podcast episodes to getting out of debt. It’s not very often that we actually talk about what to do after this point. Today I wanted to start some … Continue reading
Money Myths: The Truth About the Cost of Retirement
Myth: My expenses will go down when I retire so I don’t need to save as much for retirement. Truth: With inflation, taxes and medical bills, your expenses will go up when you retire so you need to be prepared! … Continue reading
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Tagged Investing, Retirement, retirement costs, retirement planning
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Paying Yourself First: How to Make it Work Part 2
In part one of this two part article I talked about the theoretical part of paying yourself first. Planning our the month’s income and expenses to spend every dollar on paper before the month begins, making sure you allocate the … Continue reading