Monthly Archives: February 2011

Retirement Preparedness: Save Forty Years then Spend Forty

Tweet Think about it.  We work for forty years of our lives starting from our early twenties to sometime in our sixties.  Then we have to support ourselves for the rest of our lives.  In other words, save for forty … Continue reading

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Frugal vs. Cheap: How to Tell the Difference

Tweet In my prior blog, Car Buying: A Way to Save a Fortune, I talked about how I like to be a bit frugal when it comes to buying my cars.  Many of my friends have read that blog and, … Continue reading

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I Just Bought My First Investment Property, What Should I Watch Out For?

Tweet Well this blog closes out my “series” on investment property and I find it fitting that I share some of the frustrations, missteps as well as some of the successes we have encountered in our first investment deal.  Now … Continue reading

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Cash Management: How to Manage the Extra Money in Your Pocket

Tweet Have you ever found yourself at the end of the week with a little extra cash lying around?  (I know, it doesn’t happen that often, but when it does, what exactly do you do with it?)  For many, they … Continue reading

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Where Do Your Employees Stand Regarding Retirement Preparedness?

Tweet Employees are grossly unprepared for retirement, and employers are growing increasingly concerned about the cost of delayed retirement, which is estimated to be $10,000-$50,000 per year for every year an employee  postpones retirement.   The implications of this problem are … Continue reading

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Retirement Preparedness: Move Toward Retirement Not “Away” from Working

Tweet Retirement is not simply ceasing to work but rather a step toward something – a whole new phase in life.  Many people don’t realize that until it is too late.  A friend of mine was discussing this with me … Continue reading

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With Football and Financial Advisors: Loyalty is Everything

Tweet A few weeks ago I had a conversation with my girlfriend about the concept of loyalty.  To products and services.  And football teams.  I guess I should add some background information here.  I have been a lifelong football fan … Continue reading

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What and When to Buy – How We Decided to Purchase Our Rental Property

Tweet The past couple weeks have been a flashback in time for me as I have been providing some basic general principles regarding the purchase of investment property.  What I’d like to do this week is to tell you a … Continue reading

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Budgeting: Is that Laptop Really Worth $1500?

Tweet I’m not sure who said it, but I can bet you they were trying to sell you something.  If you’ve read any of my previous blogs  (and if you haven’t, why not?) then you know I have a tendency … Continue reading

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The Impact of Being an HCE

Tweet Some of your employees may have recently received a letter in the mail notifying them that they are considered an HCE – highly compensated employee.  The good news is that being an HCE means a nice paycheck, since the … Continue reading

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