Smart Financial Tips & Advice
Tweet What happens if you’ve made it to the day you thought you’d be retiring, but you’re simply not financially ready? Perhaps you passed your “Plan B” date. Maybe even “Plan C” has come and gone. You know you’ve been making the right moves, but a temperamental stock market, kids who stayed home longer than […]
Tweet You may have noticed a surge in the number of slightly exposed tattoos around the workplace water cooler. Or maybe you’ve had to make peace with the fact that the kid in your meetings who doesn’t look old enough to ride solo on a roller coaster is not an intern, but an actual employee! […]
Tweet Any sensible retirement planning strategy starts with a target number. This number is how much you need to have saved for living comfortably and independently throughout your retirement. A good rule of thumb is to take your current living expenses and multiply that by 400. That’s how much you’d need to have to sustain […]
Tweet When it comes to retirement, the variety of ways to save money can be so confusing that even the most diligent investors might wonder if they are looking at the right information, doing the right thing or if they’re even on the right track. Would you know if you should be using a fancy […]
Tweet The last time the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, Barack Obama was a U.S. senator, but many prognosticators who watch the Fed say that a number of factors suggest we’re due for a rate hike sometime within the next few months. If the Fed raises interest rates, it will mean a raise in the […]
Tweet Predicting the future of international finance can be a fool’s errand. Fluctuations in a small aspect of a small market can ripple in untold ways, changing the environment all the time, like the proverbial butterfly responsible for all of those hurricanes. Unfortunately, shrugging in the face of the unknown is really uncomfortable when it […]
Tweet Whether they want to get more sun, get closer to grandchildren or downsize their home to cash out some equity, Baby Boomers are moving more often during their first few years after retirement than did the previous generations of retirees. The final year in the workforce can feel a lot like moving, as individuals […]
Tweet Navigating the world of investing is incredibly difficult. It can be dangerous and confusing. Bad information and deceptive practices are everywhere. The only way to get through it is with the advice of a trusted advisor. A good financial advisor will earn her fees a million times over, but a bad one can charge […]