In my last post, A Financial Tsunami, we looked at the question why are so many of you choosing the stomach turning storm of market volitilty for your retirement planning. Here is the first reason too many of you are choosing to ride a financial tsunami: You don’t know of another option Most of you [...]
“Buy mutual funds. Purchase stocks. Invest in the market. Stuff your 401 (k) with as much money as you can.” It is not surprising that the majority of people who are saving for retirement are doing just that — it is the only message that you ever hear. Can I ask you a question? What [...]
A new study shows the percentage of adult children providing basic care for their parents has skyrocketed in recent years. Nearly 10 million adults age 50 and over care for an aging parent. Twenty percent of us are caring for someone over 50 who are either ill or aging. For the individual female caregiver, the cost [...]
Most of us look forward to the time we can smash the alarm clock, kick back, relax, and enjoy retirement. After all those years working in our careers we deserve it. Will you have the resources to lead the lifestyle you want as long as you want? When I ask people how much of your [...]
For such a smart guy, what was Ben Stein thinking? I think Ben Stein is a really smart guy most of the time. So much so that I read his book, “Yes, You Can Still Retire Comfortably! The baby-boom retirement crisis and how to beat it.” So what is my beef? It seems to me [...]
