If you trade stocks, have a 401(k), or any other sort of retirement fund then I’d highly suggest not looking at your account balance today. Yesterday was a bad day for the market overall. I don’t mean a bad week, I mean the worst single day since February of this year. Blue chips stock…
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Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS No matter who you are, where you live, or how you are brought up you will never avoid two things: death and taxes. Benjamin Franklin once said: “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes”. The crazy thing is even after you die, anything you own…
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Over the last six weeks, we have covered a ton when it comes to a successful retirement. You know how compounding interest works, how much you need, and what types of accounts there are. Now it comes down to choosing what to invest in. This is where many people have different opinions. We’re going…
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A couple weeks ago I published the article How Different Couples Eliminate the Stress of Money. In that article, I tried to drive home the fact that you must communicate with your partner, especially about money, if your relationship is going to last for the long haul. I didn’t go to in depth on…
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. It’s a day you’ve been waiting for for years. It’s finally time to get rid of that old piece of junk hand me down and buy a new car. While you will forever be grateful for your grandma giving you that 1999 Toyota Camry you know it’s time for an upgrade. While your first…
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As we have previously learned setting yourself up for a successful retirement can be boiled down to consistently funding a retirement account over a long period of time. This is honestly 80% of the work but for some reason, most people refuse to do it. You aren’t like most people though and you have…
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You don’t have to be involved in the world of stock trading to hear news about the market. Most of you likely scroll past it on social media every day and don’t pay any attention to it. If you consume any form of media whether it is through TV, internet, or radio you have…
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There sure isn’t a lack of optionality when it comes to banking products today. It can be quite overwhelming when looking over your choices and trying to decipher the technical terms that these companies use. The types of cards they offer aren’t excluded either. While there are many I could cover the three most common…
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It’s a well-known fact that one of the top causes of a divorce today is the topic of money and the problems that surround it. In fact, according to Marriage.com it is a close second only to infidelity. Money is an uncomfortable topic for most and when that communication breaks down between two…
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Now before you even start reading this article I already know what you are thinking. “Shelby is money all you ever think about?” Well to answer your question, no and this post has little to nothing to do with money. Instead, it’s about applying a basic concept that is most used in personal finance,…
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