Retirement income planning is inherently problematic because you’re trying to convert a volatile pool of assets into a stable, reliable income stream that you’ll never outlive. How do you do that? In this article I deep-dive into the history of safe withdrawal rate research and the resulting 4% Rule – warts, blemishes, and all. I reveal what is true and false about conventional wisdom. This knowledge is inextricably intertwined with proper investment strategy making it essential to your financial security…
7 Key Reasons Why Financial Education Is Your Best Investment
Amazingly, the single biggest skill that can make or break your financial success is not taught in school. You can graduate with a four year degree and learn nothing about personal finance or investing. Financial education is one of the great bargains in life: it costs little, risks nothing, and returns huge rewards. It is the best investment you can make. Discover how here…
10 Commandments of Investment Strategy
Nothing is more financially dangerous than a million dollar investment portfolio managed with a thousand dollars worth of financial intelligence. The truth is your investment skills and knowledge will be reflected in your investment results. Use these 10 critical commandments to improve your investment performance so that you can enjoy greater investment confidence and financial security as a result…
Andrew Carnegie “The Gospel Of Wealth”
Andrew Carnegie was a poor immigrant during the 1800s who became one of the wealthiest men in the America. He built a vast steel conglomerate and became a philanthropist giving away more than $350 million during his lifetime. Carnegie was also one of the first public figures to assert that building wealth included the responsibility to use it wisely for the benefit of others. Discover his timeless wisdom and put it to work in your own wealth building plans today…
Multiple Streams Of Income – Truth Revealed
Forget everything you’ve read about multiple streams of income. They haven’t told you the real truth. The problem rests not in the idea, but in the practical application of the idea. The key problem is implementation – not theory. Let’s look at why multiple income streams can be problematic, how you can determine if this wealth-building system makes sense for you, and how to go about creating it the right way…
Retirement Planning Checklist
Retirement planning doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t need a degree in finance and you don’t have to read a bunch of books to understand the important action steps. For the bulk of your working years, there are just a few important and very simple actions that need to be done right. The rest can be figured out in the years immediately preceding the day you retire. That is why I created this retirement planning checklist: to demystify the vagueness around retirement planning, simplify the process where appropriate, and provide a step-by-step guide so that you can do those few important things right at each stage of your life. Use this retirement planning checklist as a handy reference guide…
The Smart Alternative To Retirement Planning
It’s so “old-skool” to work like a dog for 40 years scrimping and saving so you can retire and do nothing of substance for the remaining 30 years. That’s no prescription for happiness. It makes no sense. Increasing longevity has changed every aspect of retirement planning – from asset allocation to life fulfillment and everything in between. It is time to retire the word “retirement” and redefine our lives toward fulfillment – which means…
What Is A Good Investment?
There is no such thing as an inherently good or bad investment. It is a myth. All assets can be good or bad investment given the right strategy, timing, or price. It is all about process – not product. Let’s see how this works…
Pay Off Debt Or Build Wealth? What To Do First…
Patty inquired… “I am aching to be free of my debt, and at the same time, I’ve been struggling to put 10% of my monthly income towards savings, and another 10% towards my IRA. Which should I do first? How should I prioritize? Find the answers here…
The Minimalist Guide To Financial Planning
Believe it or not, financial planning is so simple it’s ludicrous. Spend less than you earn and invest the savings wisely. After you retire then just spend less than your investment income and invest the savings wisely. That’s it. Seriously! Anyone can do it. It’s so simple it’s a joke… except for one minor, little detail…
