Retirement

Worried about retirement because you started late?

We hear a lot about the importance of starting retirement savings early, but for those that are late coming to the ‘retirement savings’ dance, what do they need to do differently? Someone asked me that very question just yesterday. The answer for the most part is nothing. Whether you start early or late the desired [...]

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Where is your money going?

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 the reasons why in this post, but [...]

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Book Review: Upside Living in a Downside Economy

As the economy continues to struggle we hear many ‘experts’ with their own ideas on why we are where we are and what we need to do to make it through these tough times. About a month ago, I received a review copy of a book written by Mike Slaughter, pastor of Ginghamsburg United Methodist [...]

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Time for your Retirement Account annual checkup

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 make to your routine. If everything [...]

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Retirement Investment Decisions

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 reduce expenses in the face of this [...]

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Five for Friday – January 16

Here are a few, five to be exact, articles/posts that I came across this week. With all of the Personal Finance blogs out there, narrowing it down to just five isn’t an easy task. There are some blogs that have been around for a while, and there are some like me just getting started. Each [...]

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