7 Steps to Better Manage Your Personal Finances
No matter how much you earn, no matter how disciplined you think you are with money, there’s always room for improving your personal finances. You simply cannot anticipate every major expense in your future, and once you’ve spent money, it’s gone forever. On that note, here are the seven essentialContinue Reading
10 Wealth Building Strategies to Start Now if You’re Over 50
It’s never too late to start planning for retirement. Although you want to start building your wealth as early as possible, you can make a meaningful impact on your wealth no matter what your age, even if you’re approaching retirement. Here are the 10 wealth building strategies you can implementContinue Reading
The #1 Way You Don’t Know You’re Losing Money
If you’ve been saving money all your life, you’re probably thinking, “There’s no way I’m losing money – I’m making money!” Maybe you’re managing to gradually grow your total savings, but if you’re like most Americans, you’re actually losing money left and right. First, you are losing buying power dueContinue Reading
Why the Flat Tax Could Kill the Economy
So far, the tax code has been a major talking point in the 2016 presidential race, and for good reason. Taxes are both the biggest destroyers and creators of wealth. Rare is the American citizen who does not want more wealth, so many are looking to change the tax codeContinue Reading
3 Things You are Doing Wrong with Your Personal Finances
If you’ve been watching your budget all of your life and saving diligently, you’re probably wondering how you could possibly be doing anything wrong with your personal finances. Yes, you’ve probably hit all of the basics when it comes to money management. But the problems that most people face withContinue Reading
5 Things You Don’t Know About Your 401(k)
For most Americans, the ubiquitous 401(k) is their primary retirement savings account. It is pedaled, pushed and promoted heavily by employers, and it has become widely accepted as the standard way for employees to save for retirement. But when you peel back the hype and the slick marketing, what youContinue Reading
The Next Great Depression Could Be Right Around the Corner. Will You Be Prepared?
The truth is that despite all of Wall Street’s empty assurances that the financial markets are strong enough to weather downturns, market volatility is as ferocious and unpredictable as ever – and still manages to scare the living daylights out of us every time it lurches downward. These ruinous spirals,Continue Reading
It’s Never Too Late! 5 Ways to Start Charting Your Course to Financial Freedom
No matter how much money you make, you’re probably not feeling financially “free.” You are consumed by fears about your pricey monthly mortgage, or paying your children’s college tuition bills, or saving enough money during your working years to comfortably live on in your retirement years. These are the fearsContinue Reading
The #1 Wealth Building Strategy You Don’t Know About
When most Americans think about building wealth, they focus primarily on saving – as much money as possible. They dump much of this money into the financial markets (stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other actively managed investment products) and then watch with bated breath, hoping for a strong return onContinue Reading
How to get off the Wall Street roller coaster
When you put your hard-earned money into Wall Street, guess what Wall Street does with your money? It goes directly into high-risk, unpredictable investments, managed by professional fund managers who are essentially having fun gambling with your money. Wall Street has benefitted handsomely from an enormous cash infusion in recentContinue Reading