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Rules That Are Meant to Be Broken

Sometimes, there are rules that need to be updated in order to keep up with the changing world. Continue reading

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Does the 401(k) “Suck?”

Unlike Social Security and traditional defined-benefit pension plans, the 401(k) allows you to take control and responsibility over your own financial destiny. Continue reading

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The Secret to Creating Wealth From Your Paycheck

Tweet Robots have replaced many jobs that people used to do.  Luckily, they haven’t replaced all of them but there is something to be said for programming a robot to do a job.  They just do what they are told. … Continue reading

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The Risks of the Self-Directed 401(k) Brokerage Window

Employees should make sure they research their options before investing in a self-directed brokerage account in their 401(k). Continue reading

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Three Common Retirement Questions You Need To Ask

If you want to be able to retire, get your ducks in a row. Continue reading

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Happy New Year! Three Financial Areas to Focus on in 2013

Tweet Today is the last day of 2012. Tonight you will pop the champagne cork and pull out the glasses to toast “out with the old and in with the new.” Whether you are dressed in your finest sequins and … Continue reading

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How to Find an Extra $2 Million in Your Coat Pocket

Tweet A few things happened today and somehow when I pieced them together, it all made sense (to me, at least).  As I was putting my coat on this COLD morning (for the first time in nearly a year), I … Continue reading

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5 More Ways to Boost Your Retirement Savings and Retire Early

Tweet It’s not so much how much you make; it’s what you do with what you make that can help you create wealth. Case in point, a friend of mine just retired at age 53.  In today’s economy, retiring early … Continue reading

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What to Do With $100,000 in Today’s Economy

Tweet I actually get this question quite a bit on our financial helpline and in our worksite financial planning sessions, not so much that someone got an inheritance (though I did get that last week), but many people simply want … Continue reading

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How to Make Inertia Work For You

Tweet Bedtime in the Ward household can be a trick or a treat, depending on how the kids feel that night.  What always kills me is the look I get when I remind them that they have to brush their … Continue reading

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