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Breaking news! Home ownership, if done right and in long stretches, can result in lower housing costs than if you were to rent that same house. OK, so you already knew that. But remaining a homeowner into your 60s? Now you're just overstaying your welcome. By planning now to be a renter later, ...
I’m moving to Ecuador! Not this year, of course, but I’ve started to view my own retirement plan through a very different lens. I notice that people almost always plan for retirement by projecting their current lifestyle (spending) into the future instead of planning for a future they’ve ...
A client of mine (let's call him Mike) recently showed me his 86-year-old mom's portfolio. Mike's father had handled the investment decisions, so his mother has let the portfolio run on autopilot since he died. Mike and his siblings are concerned about the contents of her nest egg, since 80% of
I could hear the pain in her voice when she shared her biggest concern: not being able to spend more time with her retired, much older spouse because she has to work in order to support their lifestyle. Since they didn’t do any advance planning and weren’t good at saving in their 40s and 50s, ...
If you’re earning a six-figure salary and enrolled in a company 401(k) plan, here’s a “hot investment tip” that could result in significant annual tax savings and a larger future nest egg—and you may not need to save a penny more than you’re saving now.
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Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only financial planner who hates Budgeting. I’m a good saver, but I can’t imagine a life where I get an alert three weeks into March telling me that I spent too much on groceries. Don’t get me wrong - many people’s lives have been greatly improved through strict ...