Work for 30 years, retire, and enjoy your golden years, without doing too much to save for retirement because Social Security plans are enough; it may sound like science fiction now, but decades ago retirement planning was as simple as that for most ...
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Bitcoin IRA Fees and 4 Other Related FAQs Answered
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency which has been around for a few years now; and in 2017 it gained worldwide attention after its price skyrocketed from $2000 to $20,000 in a matter of just a few months. Of course, there is a lot of controversy still ...
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Does Today’s Economy Make Retirement Impossible?
Life in retirement, which once conjured images of golf and sunsets at the beach, took on a drearier edge in recent years as more people realize they are unprepared financially to stop working.
The Washington Post has called it "the new reality of ...
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5 Common Money Mistakes New Graduates Need to Avoid
Let me be the first to tell you that it's OK to make mistakes.
Financial experts will tell you that the first few years after graduation are the most important. They're right. Compound interest means that the money you save today in your early ...
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The Tried-and-True Guide to Wealth Creation
You work hard day after day and feel that instead of working for your money, you could make money work for you. It is likely that you know people who seem to have a lot of free time, are less stressed are able to afford to go rock climbing or fly ...
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Why It Pays to Start Saving for Your Retirement as Soon as Possible
No one is suggesting it's easy for someone in their 20s to imagine retirement but the day does come. With life expectancy increasing all the time it is reasonable to suggest that healthy people can expect 20 years in retirement. For those 20 years ...
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Which US States Offer the Biggest Bang for Your Buck?
I've always been fascinated by maps. Throw me a map of anyplace and I can be mesmerized for quite a long time. Don't ask me why; it's just how I am.
So I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that the other day I spent almost a half hour poring over ...
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Social Security and My $152,000 Challenge to Uncle Sam
I've been a proud, full-time, member of the American workforce since 1988.
Since then, I've earned approximately $2.4 million in base salary -- excluding bonuses, stock option cash-outs, and other income streams. It also excludes the money I ...
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9 ‘Oops’ Moments That I Ultimately Paid For (One Way or Another)
Last week I needed to venture into my attic to check on some rat traps, so I grabbed my flashlight to help me navigate my way through the rafters. As luck would have it, the flashlight wasn't working; the last person who used it forgot to turn the ...
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Retirement Savings: Why My Kids Shouldn’t Plan on Receiving an Inheritance From Me
I know. A lot of you wish you could retire now, looking for reasons to retire early.
However, before that can become reality, it's important to understand our magic number; that magic number, of course, is the amount of money we'll need to have ...
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