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Letters to a Young Investor: Lesson 2 – Consistency
You don’t need a windfall to build wealth. What you need is rhythm, patience and repetition.
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Trying to transition off a treadmill
By Joel Dresang Many retirees would rather be working. But at the same time that more employers are complaining about a lack of job applicants, they’re serving sheet cake for older employees who have cleared out their desks to head for home. Under the right circumstances, older workers can negotiate mutually beneficial work-to-retirement transitions. […]
Retirement confidence or ignorant bliss?
So why are workers so confident of their retirement when they’ve done so little to prepare for it? […]
5 tips for naming beneficiaries
Designating beneficiaries lets investors control who gets how much of their accounts’ distributions when they die.
Singling out concerns in your investments
Technology helps make divestiture easier, but as Kyle Tetting explains in a MONEY TALK VIDEO, investors also have other factors to weigh. […]
Protect your wealth from cyber scams
Lisa Lewitzke offers tips to guard against attempts to trick you out of financial information. […]
Emergency lessons from a 40-year-old deuce
By Joel Dresang What strikes me now about that $2 bill in my wallet is the value of being prepared for an emergency. If you know you can cover a worst-case scenario, you have one less worry weighing you down. You can enjoy the here and now a little better. You’re afforded the luxury of working toward the future without dreading it. […]
