Some of you will read this and determine I’m trying to sell you something. To some extent you’re right as I would love to have you enroll in one of my online courses at Successful Retirement Secrets. On another level, I’m interested in helping you come to terms with what you should do with your …
Category: Investment Planning
Why Traditional Retirement Advice Could Leave You Broke
My Comments: I’ve now posted almost 1900 blog posts on this site since I started in 2011. Everyone of them, until now, has required you to read a sometimes lengthy article on some topic. This one is a video that impressed me with it’s relevance. I think it’s worth another 7 minutes of your day. …
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Why This Popular Retirement Advice Actually Makes It Harder to Save
My Comments: There’s a reason the term ‘mid-life crisis’ is in common use among everyday people. Many of us have had one. And then there is the ‘end-of-mid-life crisis’ that is yet to rear it’s ugly head. It happens when someone is about to retire and discover to their horror they are completely unprepared. For …
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403(b) Retirement Plans and Fiduciary Standards
If you, or your spouse, are employed by a public school district, or a charity, or a foundation, or a church based enterprise, you need to read this. First, a 403(b) plan is a defined contribution retirement plan established and maintained for employees of certain governmental employers (hospitals, public schools, etc.), churches, and 501(c)(3) tax-exempt …
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What are ETFs? Are They Different Than Mutual Funds?
My Comments: Chances are you’ve heard of ETFs (Exchange Traded Fund). They are not to be confused with EFTs (Electronic Fund Transfers). Though I suppose it’s possible to have both involved in a given transaction. Given that most of us now realize that fees imposed by Wall Street firms, and non-Wall Street Firms, can be, …
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Retirement: Most Employers Don’t Have a Clue
My Comments: My entire professional focus these days is helping people retire. To that end I’ve created two online courses that I’m marketing nationally. This article from nextavenue.org points to one of the channels I’m trying to reach. At the local level, I’m prepared to hold workshops for any organization that sees this as an …
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How a 12-year Vanguard win streak makes it the ‘Amazon of wealth management’
My Comments: For the vast majority of us, mutual funds ( and sometimes ETFs) are the default financial tool when it comes to growing our money for the future. For about 100 years now, mutual funds have evolved and spread to become ubiquitous in the world of investing money. In my opinion, Vanguard, as a …
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Money Confession: I have $30,000 sitting in my checking account, but I’m too scared to touch it
Tony’s Friday Blog = Random Thoughts: This advice from Kaitlin Menza applies not only to millenials but to baby boomers and earlier (of which I am one). But especially to those of you with many years to live. Inertia is an insidious problem for many of us. We have money in a ‘safe’ place and …
What’s Happening This Week In The Markets?
My Comments: Somewhere in the news cycle there is always a story about what's happening in the stock and bond market and whether or not there's a reason to get freaked out. Media companies these days are overwhelmed with crisis after crisis and spending much time on this issue is a waste of energy and …
What should I do with the $300,000 I am about to inherit?
My Comments: What would you do if you just found out you were getting an extra $300,000? And to whom is this question posed? The article appeared in a news feed on my phone this morning as I was drinking coffee and getting ready for the day. You can find it HERE. I’m sharing it …
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