Adversity, including financial losses, is a fact of life, but it’s how you handle those setbacks that tells the world who you are.
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It can be tricky to sift through the numerous rules related to retirement planning. But this is a necessity as violating any retirement planning rule could attract taxes and penalties.…
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Teaching your kids good money habits is a bit like convincing them that kale tastes better than ice cream. It’s easier said than done. The key to success? Start at…
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I got into a discussion with another person in an online forum about the housing market and he accused me of trying to “time the market.” It’s hard to figure…
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Americans are in debt. Between credit cards, a mortgage, student loans and financing cars Americans have racked up over $12 trillion dollars in debt. To give you an idea of…
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It seems like your 40s catch up to you unfairly fast. The realization usually dawns about six months before your 40th birthday. You’ll pause one day and realize that you’re…
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Most people don’t need someone to remind them they’re living on the financial edge. Somewhere, in the back of their minds, they already know. They know they should be saving,…
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If you ever watched the TV show COPS, then you noticed the bizarre number of times that people talked themselves into getting arrested. When the cops tell you that you…
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Traditional economic theory suggests that investors are rational decision-makers and, therefore, markets are rational. Anyone who still believes that is doing so in the face of mounting evidence, both in…
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If you’re in your 20s or 30s, forget about saving for retirement. I don’t mean forget about saving and investing, I mean change your saving goals from “retirement” which is…
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It’s always a surprise to me how much emotion goes into the process of buying a home and how far people can bend their perception of the process to fit…
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With the world’s eyes focused on the Brexit vote, and the subsequent rollercoaster ride of the stock market, we may be overlooking much more serious developments elsewhere. As recently as…