How to give a child the gift of financial knowledge
Many years ago I was listening to a coworker talk about Christmas with his son, and he explained that his kid received so many presents that the family had to […]
October 2015
Good news Class of 2015, you won’t have to wait until age 75 to retire
NerdWallet recently published a report stating that new college graduates wouldn’t be able to retire until age 75. The three factors pushing back retirements are student loan debt, high housing […]
How much do you need to save to meet your retirement goals?
After you have an idea of how much money you’ll need to live a financially secure retirement, it’s time to see if you’re on the right track. There are a […]
The #1 thing HR departments don’t want employees to know
When it comes to saving for retirement, there’s no getting around the fact that the more money you earn, the easier it is to save. People can come up with […]
The older you are, the longer you’ll live
If you ever played The Oregon Trail, you’ll already know it was usually one of the children that died of a snake bite or from dysentery. Just like in the […]
The long term costs of small expenses
No one wants to live life in a state of constant austerity, and it’s easy to become penny wise and pound foolish, though there is a middle ground between frivolous […]
What is a 1% increase in retirement contributions worth in the future?
You have many options for deciding how much money you want to save for retirement, but ultimately you wind up with a specific dollar amount or percentage of income that […]
Slow and steady wins the retirement race
Looking for the right time to start investing in the market, or to invest a couple more dollars towards your retirement? Do you think dollar cost averaging might help protect […]