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Saving for your child’s tuition without sacrificing your retirement
We love our children. Most of us would do anything for them. That includes saving for or paying for their college tuition, even if it means sacrificing a retirement lifestyle we may want and deserve. There’s no doubt about it, college tuition is expensive. It’s so expensive these days that it’s not uncommon for young…
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- Rodney Brooks
Overlooking these 5 things can really hurt your retirement
There are many things that can derail your retirement, and many of them have to do with money. Some of them are self-inflicted, like failing to save properly or using your 401(k) like a piggy bank. But even for people who do everything correct, there are things – sometimes outside of their control — that…
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Five Things That Can Wreck Your Retirement
It’s not uncommon these days for retirement to last as long (if not longer) than our working careers. That means it’s critically important to make the right decisions because a few mistakes or missteps could eat into our retirement savings. And that’s a problem since most of us haven’t saved enough to begin with. Nearly…
Retired and loving it. What did they do right?
Another day, another 10,000 Baby Boomers will turn 65 (according to the Pew Research Center.) Some have been waiting anxiously for years for that big day when they can walk away from that 9 to 5. Others will go into retirement kicking and screaming. Even those who have been anxiously awaiting retirement for years are…
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Here’s what you should have already done to get ready for retirement at 50
Some people plan for retirement all their lives. But many Americans do little or no planning for retirement. In fact, for some, the first real discussion of retirement comes when they go to see a financial planner a month before retirement. A good financial planner will tell you it’s never too early to start retirement…
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5 Retirement Tips for Couples
Finances can put enormous pressure on a marriage. Perhaps that’s the reason so many couples don’t find the time to discuss money. Many financial planners have shared stories with me about the issues that can result when couples don’t sit down regularly and discuss finances. Those issues can take an entirely new set of problems…
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Biggest Mistakes People Make Getting Ready for Retirement
It’s always good to learn from your mistakes. But, it might be even better to learn from other peoples’ mistakes. With that in mind, let’s talk about some of the big mistakes people make when it comes to preparing for retirement. (We’re going to skip over some of the more obvious ones, like not saving…
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Three Retirement Tips for the New Year
As we get further into the new year, our thoughts need to be on more than just last year’s taxes. We should also be thinking about what we need to do to make our retirement the best it can be – whether we’re already retired or getting ready for the big event. As I say…
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One year before retirement: Here’s seven things you can start right now
It doesn’t take a financial planner to tell you this: Any successful retirement these days starts with a plan. The more planning you do, the more likely it is that you will see a successful retirement. That said, many people may still enter retirement without confidence in their plans. With that in mind, people may…
Is it ever to early to start teaching your children about finances
There a growing call for improved financial literacy among young Americans, as Millennials face a growing financial crisis prompted by overwhelming student debt. “The level of financial literacy is low in the U.S. and consumers are paying the price,” according to a recent report by Mintel, an international market research company. “The ramifications of this…