My Comments: For millions of us, Social Security has become a critical source of income if we expect to continue our current standard of living into the future. For those of you not yet claiming benefits, these four items are critical to your future retirement success. Christy Bieber \ Oct 7, 2018 Social Security benefits …
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My Comments: Apart from my concern that many of us will wake up one day soon and discover much of our money has disappeared, it is helpful to understand where all the gains have come from since the last significant crash in 2008. By Nicolas Rapp and Clifton Leaf September 25, 2018 Who's responsible for …
Continue reading This Data Visualization Shows What’s Really Responsible For Our Current Bull Market
My Comments: A dilemma for many people is they find the language used by those of us in the world of finance and economics very hard to understand. It goes in one ear and comes out the other. I’m about to launch an internet course that will help solve this problem. I call it Successful …
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 …
My Comments: It’s Thursday when I post about RETIREMENT. You’ve heard me say time and again that retirement planning needs to assume one of you (if you have a spouse) is going to be around until age 100. And in every one of those years between now and then, everything you buy will increase in …
Continue reading One of the Oldest Rules for Retirement Saving Is Wrong, Experts Say. Here’s the Fix
My Thoughts for Monday, Labor Day 2018: The sun is shining here, the daily showers have not yet arrived, I’ve been to the fitness center already, and life is relatively normal. Happy Labor Day! But I can get far from the reality that is our life in America these days. In many respects, it’s good …
Continue reading Watch Your Wallets — The Next Crash Is Coming
My Comments: Social Security benefit payments are critical for millions of Americans. When you apply and the amount of money you are entitled to is a decision fraught with uncertainty. Since none of know how our life is going to play out, all we can do is develop an understanding of our choices so that …
Continue reading 3 Myths About Your Social Security Filing Age
My Comments: They say money is the root of all evil. While that may be a fundamental truth, it’s also true that in our 21st Century society, having more money is better than having less money. As I develop my online course focused on helping people achieve a successful retirement, the idea behind having more …
Continue reading 12 Retirement Investment Factors That Are Frequently Overlooked
My Comments: For millions of us, a predictable monthly income from Social Security has become critical for sustaining our standard of living. For many reasons, we should be increasingly worried about it. But that story is for another day. Right now, I’m sharing with you what I hope is a simple overview if you have …
My Comments: If you’ve read my blog posts these past few months and years, you know that I have no idea what is coming next. What I do know, however, is that anyone who says “it’s different this time" is full of s**t. It’s the nature of the beast for there to be corrections, and …
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