retirement

What Kind of Returns Can I Expect When Planning for Retirement?

December 30, 2012

Even with all of the drama the financial markets have seen recently, 2012 has been an exceptional year. You have most likely received your monthly statements along with your credit card offers in the mail, and you haven’t had to question anything. Most people will look at their most recent balance (market value), make sure [...]

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Staggering Financial Statistics

May 17, 2012

According to Wisebread, there are 750 registered Personal Finance Blogs. One would have to assume that there are an equal amount of unregistered PF Blogs giving us a total of approximately 1500 PF blogs. While this is an impressive number, it still pales in comparison to how many companies offer “Check Cashing” and “Payday Loans.” [...]

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The Rule of 100

March 13, 2012

Who doesn’t love rules of thumb? They are typically an oversimplified solution to a complex question. The only problem with them is that everyone is different. It’s difficult to dish out such broad applications to such unique situations. There is one rule of thumb that I do like. It’s the rule of 100. I love [...]

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Casinos and Retirement Plans

March 7, 2012

If you recall, I recently made a trip to New Orleans. We stayed at the Hilton Hotel – Riverside – which was strategically located across from Harrah’s Casino. When rain struck the city, we took it as an opportunity to stroll through the surrounding slot machines. An Epiphany of Sorts A few minutes earlier I [...]

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Retirement LOL

February 27, 2011

FYI, LOL, BTW – all abbreviations we have grown to love. I’m going to hit you with one not as common, but so much cooler right now. What is it? FICA, better known as the Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax. I knew if I titled this post “Payroll Tax” no one would continue reading. So [...]

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