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America’s Retirement Crisis Part II

Click here for Part I of dealing with America’s Retirement Crisis. With the aftermath of The Great Recession, life expectancy increasing, costs rising and underestimating post-retirement living expenses, there is no doubt that we have a retirement crisis at hand. The next two weeks we will cover strategies to help ensure that your assets last […]
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America’s Retirement Crisis, Part I

America is facing a serious retirement crisis: Many Americans are not confident that they will be able to enjoy a comfortable retirement, and many retirees face longevity risk or the danger of outliving their life savings. The 2008-2009 economic downturn drastically changed the financial landscape and caused significant shifts in the way that many Americans […]
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There’s No Reason To Pay For Your Credit Score Anymore

MANDI WOODRUFF Forget for a minute all the complicated math that goes into computing your credit scores. People are sometimes lucky if they even know where to find them. For some reason, the geniuses of credit reporting decided it’d be a good idea to offer the physical report for free once a year and dangle […]
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Principles of Long-Term Investing Part 3

This is part 3 in a series on the principles of long-term investing. Click here for Part 1 and Part 2! 7) Learn from your mistakes! It is important to never stop learning. The words “this time is different” are costly in investing. One of the key differences between successful long-term investors and those who […]
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8 Principles of Long-Term Investing Part 2

This is Part 2 of the eight principles of long-term investing. as we continue to look at important principles that you may find useful in helping you make investment decisions. Click here for part 1! 4. Be Flexible And Diversified. Diversification is a powerful tool to reduce certain types of risk in your portfolio. Make […]
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8 Principles Of Long-term Investing Part 1

Increasing your wealth over time is more than picking the right stock or always buying low and selling high.Too often we see intelligent investors shoot themselves in the foot by making basic errors in their investing strategy. Through years of experience, I have observed the effects of fear, greed, lack of discipline, groupthink, and many […]
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Avoid These Investment Tips!

In the financial industry, my goal is to see people reach their financial goals. This involves the discipline to stick to a long-term financial plan, a diversified portfolio and to pick solid investment products. But as simple as it sounds, there are quite a few things that can derail any plan. It is common for […]
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40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World

1. Where Google Street View is Available Map by Google 2. Countries That Do Not Use the Metric System Map via Wikimedia Commons 3. The Only 22 Countries in the World Britain Has Not Invaded (not shown: Sao Tome and Principe) Map by Stuart Laycock (via The Telegraph) 4. Map of ‘Pangea’ with Current International […]
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Which Debt To Pay Down First

The average American household has $15,325 in credit card debt, $147,924 in mortgage debt and $32,041 in student loan debt. How to pay your debt is important (visit artofthinkingsmart.com for more information), but which debt to pay off first is just as important if you are unable to pay off all of them at once. […]
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Money: Not The Best Investment

In a recent survey by Bankrate.com, more than a quarter of Americans stated that the best way to invest money they didn’t need for more than 10 years was cold, hard cash. Real estate came next at 23 percent, gold or other precious metals at 16 percent, and the stock market only at 14 percent. […]
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