retirement

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How to Invest When You Are Close to Retirement

March 18, 2011

Many people think that retirement age is the finish line in some sort of race. This is absolutely not true. As you approach retirement you may tweak or make minor changes to your investment style, but you still need to keep the long term in mind. Your need for stable investments doesn’t change just because [...]

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Retirement Planning Checklist

March 10, 2011

How much time did you spend planning your last family vacation? Was it a couple of days, or did it stretch out into weeks? It is not unusual to spend weeks or even months planning a special getaway; after all, how often do you take a big vacation? Now, think about how much time you [...]

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When Should You Start Saving For Retirement?

March 1, 2011

The answer to this question is ‘right now.’ It doesn’t matter how old you are, start saving now for your retirement. If you are 50, get started now. If you are 30, get started now. If you are 15 and earning some money with a paper route, get started now. Albert Einstein said that the [...]

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How To Prepare For Retirement

February 24, 2011

Proper investing during retirement is critical. Whether you’re starting in your 20′s or your 60′s, the process of getting to retirement with a sizable nest egg takes patience and persistence, and a little luck is not a bad thing either. The question then is what to do when you get there. After all, the age [...]

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How To Set Investment Goals

February 17, 2011

So you just set up your very own stock trading account at Scottrade or Tradeking, so now what do you do? When setting investment goals, age is of critical importance. In most cases your age is related to the amount of risk you are willing to take on for increased performance. In other words, as [...]

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How Much Money Should You Save?

February 16, 2011

Understanding how much money you should save is one of the biggest questions in your personal finance life and everyone has a different answer, depending upon your individual circumstances. Since there is no hard and fast rule as to how much each person should save, the answer is that “it depends”. Yea I know that [...]

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Retirement Planning In Your 20s

February 15, 2011

Who wants to think about retirement as soon as they graduate from school? Perhaps not many, but it is actually the perfect time to start making plans. In fact, just after you get your first job is the best time to start putting money away for retirement and here’s why: Albert Einstein said the most [...]

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Annuities For First Time Buyers

February 11, 2011

For people looking for stable retirement income Annuities are a wonderful vesicle for providing retirement income, deferring income taxes and avoiding probate if they are left to heirs. Annuity advice for first time buyers is simple, get a plan, ask questions and buy the right annuity. First the investor would consult with a financial planner [...]

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How to Choose a Mutual Fund

February 2, 2011

Choosing the right mutual fund can be quite tricky. The key word is ‘suitable,’ as the answer depends largely upon the individual asking the question. What is suitable for one person can be insufficient or downright dangerous for another. The key is to discover just what kind of investor you are and what your specific [...]

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Investing Lessons From A Football Team

October 14, 2010

When I’m not reading about investing, everyone I know would be the first to tell you that I’m borderline obsessive about football (and sports in general) and while it may just be my excuse to watch more on Sundays, there are a lot of lessons to be learned from football when it comes to personal [...]

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