401k Mistakes: Top Mistakes Baby Boomers Make
Every year, more baby boomers reach retirement age If you haven’t begun seriously planning for your own future yet, it’s important to start as soon as possible But even if you are building up...
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Every year, more baby boomers reach retirement age If you haven’t begun seriously planning for your own future yet, it’s important to start as soon as possible But even if you are building up...
How much are you putting away for your retirement Will it be enough to support you through your golden years You may have a specific monetary goal in mind for your IRA or 401(k) to reach, but...
Between your IRA or 401(k), and whatever’s hopefully available from Social Security and you’ve planned to accrue enough regular income to allow you to live comfortably (though not extravagantly)...
Retirement planning is difficult for anyone It takes a lot of saving to put away enough to support yourself continually once you’ve left work Many people end up depleting their savings early and...
Economists and financial experts agree: another recession is on the horizon The markets are unstable, housing and real estate are experiencing problems, and the oil industry is still suffering the...
For a number of years, people in the US have been talking about how the middle class is disappearing The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and many speculate that soon there will...
Particularly if you’re over forty, you know how important it is to start planning for your retirement Unfortunately, you’re not an investment wizard You know virtually nothing about how to handle...
Financial experts agree troubled economic times are upon us When the economy crashed in 2008, many investors lost everything in the blink of an eye IRAs and 401(k)s lost up to half their value, and...
You’ve been faithfully putting money into your IRA/401(k) for a number of years now Over time, you’ve built up a fairly substantial nest egg, but you’re not sure if it will be enough to carry...
Our economy has a problem In fact, it has a number of problems, but one in particular Inflation is increasing significantly faster than income for most people Therefore, even if you’ve gotten a...
Our economy has a problem In fact, it has a number of problems, but one in particular Inflation is increasing significantly faster than income for most people Therefore, even if you’ve gotten a...
Last night, the nation sat on pins and needles as the results of the election slowly trickled in Half the nation cheered in victory, while the other half looked on in terror, as Donald Trump pulled...
In the global economy the qualities desired above all others are predictability and consistency Those two qualities are what keep America on top of the global economic pile When investors want to put...
image: Sometimes things may look logical, yet just not add up With most of you getting used to gas prices we haven’t seen since the 1990s, it may seem counter-intuitive to suggest that low oil...
The divisive nature of this election has introduced a lot of uncertainty into markets across the board Precious metals and commodities are not totally immune to market insecurity, but there are other...
The toughest part of investing is keeping up with changes in the financial industry Why Because the pace of change is so slow That might seem counter-intuitive at first, but investing is a business...
Only around half of Americans have any money in the stock market So when discussing wealth, right off the bat we see millions of people keeping themselves out of the US stock market; one of the...
For many Americans, one of the most depressing aspects to next month’s election will be the fact that there’s a winner The rhetoric surrounding this contest will go down as some of the most...
Gold hit a rough patch the first week in October, posting its lowest seven-day performance in months This price volatility is almost certainly related to the Fed, as markets start pricing in what...
China and India are the two biggest purchasers of gold on Earth But why is gold so important to these countries Which country buys more of it Let’s take a closer look at the gold markets of India...
If you said workers in our land of plenty haven’t saved enough for retirement, you’d be making a serious understatement According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO),...