When or if you are or were working as an employee- or drawing income from a self-employed business every two weeks like clockwork, you received your paycheck. Taxes were taken out, and hopefully, so was your retirement contribution. You counted on it, budgeted for it, and knew it was there on time to pay your…
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On Planning Ahead:
NOW, THE FIRST THING I ASK YOU TO DO is re-read the above quote, and look at the date it was quoted: January of 1929. The Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday or the Stock Market Crash of 1929, began in late October 1929 and was the most devastating stock market…
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On Being Prepared:
FINANCIAL PLANNING IS THE ACT OF LOOKING AT how you are living today, taking into account all expenditures in the future as well as inflation, college expenses, retirement planning, and other usually unforeseen circumstances and devise a plan to get where you want to go. Along the way, we get used to a lifestyle that…
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On Playing It Smart:
THEY SAY IF IT'S too good to be true, it probably is. At one time or another, we all dream of making the big hit: winning the lottery, buying a penny stock and watching it run to $100, being left a large inheritance (unfortunately, at the loss of a loved one). The fact is though,…
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