It seems that many advisers are questioning if $1 million is enough money for a comfortable retirement. At the same time, they keep selling the “necessity” of having 75-85% of your current income to retire. I think that both of these notions are incorrect for most people. For someone earning $100,000 …
Up until the last few months, virtually every conversation I have had regarding investing has resulted in pessimism, the general attitude it seems that most people have to stock market investing is based on the 2007 – 2011 Bear Market. I heard too many people argue that it doesn’t make …
While I follow the Dave Ramsey “baby step” plan to get towards financial freedom, Dave consistently quotes 12% as an expected long term rate of return for stock mutual funds. While I agree that an investing strategy focusing on stock mutual funds over the long term is the way to …
Planning and Paying for college is a major undertaking for most families. I believe strongly that further education is important to our success as individuals and as a society. Further education does not necessarily mean a 4 year bachelors degree for a desk job. Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame …