You just started a new job and one of the perks of the job is a 401k. To make things even better your company also offers a match for your contributions. Who doesn’t like “free” money for investing? Before you get overly excited, let’s look at one aspect that may impact just how much of [...]
Target Date Funds and Your Retirement Money
January 24, 2012 By
Picking the right selection of mutual funds for your retirement plan can be an intimidating task. The options seem to be endless and in a foreign language. Then you spot it: the Target Date Fund for your retirement year. Could this be the answer to your problem? Before you jump right in, let’s take a [...]
What is a Roth IRA
January 4, 2012 By
What is a Ticker Symbol
December 13, 2011 By
The Skinny on an IRA
December 8, 2011 By
The term IRA gets tossed around when talking about investments, but have you every wondered what exactly an IRA is? The letters in IRA stand for Individual Retirement Account. An IRA is not actually an investment, such as a stock or a bond is an investment. Instead an IRA is an account where you hold [...]
When Should I Invest In the Stock Market
November 29, 2011 By
How to Create Your Own 401K
August 25, 2011 By
We all need to save for retirement, what the government offers for social security just is not enough to cover all of our expenses and emergencies in retirement. Unfortunately not all of us are lucky enough to have an employer who offers a 401(K) or even a pension. So how do you go about saving [...]
Are you Investing with Your Intuition
July 14, 2011 By
Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed and ignorant when you look at investing information? It can be very overwhelming. There seems to be a never ending amount of information. What if I told you that you could get to a point where you felt like you just had a “feeling” you were picking the right [...]
I was Eavesdropping – Guess What I Heard
June 28, 2011 By
I like to eavesdrop. Especially in coffee shops and restaurants. Why? Because this is where many financial planners like to meet prospective clients and I love to hear what they have to say. This weekend I had the opportunity to overhear the sales tactic that makes me the maddest, and is used way too often. [...]
Why You Should Not Invest
June 21, 2011 By
We often hear why we should be investing, but we rarely hear why we should not be investing. Following is a list of seven reasons that you should skip investing. (Hint: 5 of the 7 are sarcastic). You want a government controlled retirement. If you are spending more than you make it is better to [...]
