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The benefit of remaining calm

June 5th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Stock Market by greg
Earlier this week I mentioned the stock market being up 2000 points and how we were committed to our current investment plan. Yesterday, we received our May statement for our Roth IRA and received a very nice surprise. I have posted before how we have consistently contributed to our Roth ...
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Where is your money going?

June 4th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Retirement by greg
The stock market was down a little today but over the last few months the trend has been upward. As a matter of fact, from its low on March 9, the market is up over 2000 points (not bad for three months). I don't want to get into ...
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Time for your Retirement Account annual checkup

April 9th, 2009 | 2 Comments | Posted in Investment, Retirement by greg
Your doctor wants to see you at least once a year just to make sure everything is in order and nothing has gotten out of balance. He (or she) will want to run some tests, analyze the results and then determine if there are any changes you need to ...
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Retirement Investment Decisions

February 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment | Posted in Economy, Investment, Retirement by greg
With the downturn in the economy, a lot of companies, and not just small companies, are having to rethink the benefits they offer their employees. One of the benefits on the chopping block is 401(k) employer matching. Walter Updegrave, Money Magazine senior editor says: As a way to ...
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I want my 401(k) back!

January 24th, 2009 | 9 Comments | Posted in Investment, Stock Market by greg
I think everyone will agree that 2008 was not a good year for the stock market, retirement accounts (including 401k's and IRA's) or just about anything else where savings or investing was concerned. The Dow Jones lost more than 33% over the last 12 months and that number has ...
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Ready, Set, Retire!

October 4th, 2008 | No Comments | Posted in Life Impact, Retirement by greg
How many of us are longing for the day when we can finally retire? I spoke with a gentleman today who retired from the Washington D.C. Police Department and moved into the Spotsylvania area where he picked up real estate for a few years and is now 'really' retired. ...
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