It’s Not About the Latte
Do these 5 crucial steps to build your nest egg and drink all the lattes you want.
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Please Ignore!
What’s the worst sort of advice? “Standard” advice. Here are 3 pieces of standard financial advice best ignored.
read moreHow Much Savings Is Enough?
Retirement planning is challenging for a simple reason: we can’t predict the future. Future inflation and the return you get on your savings will make a huge difference in how long your nest egg lasts.
read moreWhat’s an Investment?
Do you feel a nagging unease because you know little or nothing about investments? No worries—you have a lot of company. Here’s a starting point for beginning to learn more.
read moreForget About Retirement
I vote for retiring the word “retirement,” as it’s traditionally been used: The period of time beginning with leaving paid employment and ending with death.
read morePay Off Debt or Invest?
“The numbers” would seem to argue for investing instead of pre-paying low-interest debt. But most anyone who’s debt-free will tell you that there’s a lot more to the story.
read moreShould Humans Buy & Hold?
Can an investment strategy work in practice that requires regular decision-making and market assessments from an inescapably emotion-laden human with his or her own money at stake?
read moreFossil Fuel Is Dead
Let’s discuss: Investors with a time horizon of more than 5 years should avoid fossil fuel-related companies, mutual funds, and ETFs.
read moreWhy the Trump Bump?
The S&P 500 is up 5.8% since U.S. Election Day. Do investors love Trump so much, or might the reasons for the stock price run-up be a bit more complex?
read moreBuilding a Better Portfolio
Suggestions here from Joseph Hogue, CFA, on how to build a better investment portfolio—crucial to a secure retirement!
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