A Retirement Chart Sure To Give You Anxiety
I love how easily two-step charts are able to relay information to us. You look left, look right and then find your corresponding data point that reveals your answer. If only we could answer all of life’s tricky questions through a quick two-step chart. The other day I shared JP Morgan’s 2015 Guide to Retirement […]
One Secret To Retiring Sooner
As people have really dug into my new book over the last few months, You Can Retire Sooner Than You Think: The Five Money Secrets of the Happiest Retirees, I’ve had a common question come back to me: “Given the fact that people are already living longer, requiring a longer draw-down period from their nest […]
How To Double Your Money
Everyone says you should invest because it’ll help to grow your money, but let’s back this up a second and look at how it really works. Investing in the stock market yields various returns, and any investor, professional or not, will tell you that the future is never guaranteed. That’s why it’s best to invest […]
How To Make The Forbes 400
On another fateful car ride to my son’s elementary school, we were listening to Bloomberg Radio, and they started discussing the Forbes list of The Richest Americans. My son asked me, “How did Bill Gates get so rich?” I told him that Gates had started a company in his garage that grew and grew until […]
What Warren Buffett Knows That You Don’t
The other morning I was listening to Bloomberg as I was taking my second grader, to school. On the radio they were discussing the Japanese journalist that was recently killed by ISIS. Then they moved into the Eric Garner case, talking about how he had died being apprehended by police. My son then piped up […]
Restaurants, Gas Prices Help Ease Unemployment
Have you ever worked in a restaurant? You’re in good company – almost 50 percent of Americans have worked in the restaurant industry at some point in their lives. In 2014, there were around 13.1 million Americans working in the restaurant industry according to restaurant.org, and that number is expected to increase 9.8 percent to […]
The Truth About Diamond Rings
These days with social media pictures everywhere, there’s more pressure than ever to buy the perfect diamond ring for your future fiancée. Did you know, though, that diamond rings have only been an engagement staple since the 1930’s? While engagement and wedding rings have been around for much longer, it was only when De Beers […]
Should College Be Free?
During a recent visit to Tennessee, President Obama announced that he wants to start a (mostly) federal program which will allow anyone, regardless of socioeconomic status, the ability to attend community college for two years for “free”. Unsurprisingly, this has created some controversy, and when I mentioned it on my Facebook page many people felt […]
10 Key Themes That Will Impact Your Investments in 2015
If we look into our economic history books ten or twenty years from now, how might 2014 be remembered? Maybe as, “the year that oil prices crashed, despite a strong US economy,” or perhaps, “the year when nearly every economist on Wall Street predicted a rise in interest rates that never came.” It could even […]
10 Steps To Protect Your Finances At Year-End
It’s the end of the year, and as the mistletoe hangs over our heads so does our financial to-do list. Don’t be intimidated by your list this year, though. I’ve gone through and broken down 10 simple steps you can take to protect your finances and put you in a good place for your 2014 […]