Children we love grow up. Many parents with concerns about a struggling adult child are apprehensive about discussing such a sensitive topic. But broaching this subject can lead to a number of benefits for the family and for the adult child. Adult children who are struggling with addiction, irresponsibility with money, or messy marital issues […]
Looming government pension issues at the State and Local levels impact not only current government employees, but retirees and taxpayers alike. Many have seen the National Debt Clock. However, this is only U.S. Treasury debt – which doesn’t include agency debt, unfunded liabilities of Social Security and Medicare, State and Local debt, some student education […]
I held onto this to post now, a few years later, to drive home the point of how some thoughts are timeless. 16 Insights That Will Change The Way You Think About Money is just such an example. The bold emphasis is mine to highlight what the article is about … … ways to think about […]
With stock indices continuing to set new highs, does this mean negative returns for stocks are on the horizon? If prices increasing over time was a troubling development, what would be the point of investing at all? You would think investors would realize there is no potential for future gain, and not invest. So why do […]
There’s no shame not understanding your medical bills. They’re filled with medical gobbledygook to the normal person. This is especially frightening when they get large. You certainly don’t want unpaid bills being sent to a collection agency where your credit score will be hurt. Many bills may have common errors and hospital bills tend to […]
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) seem to be all the rage. What are the pros and cons to use these to pay for health related expenses? Should you put them in your basket of financial tools? HSAs are not for everybody. They are only for people who have a “high deductible health plan” (HDHP). When you’re […]
People focus on returns, average returns, good or bad returns. Rather, progress isn’t made over short terms, but over the longer term. So how often have the markets been positive? The below article explains how to better view markets and how you should participate in them for healthier and wealthier outcomes. It illustrates how infrequent […]
Markets are always uncertain. Actually, as the article below states, markets aren’t uncertain … uncertainty is a human condition that is emotional and the markets simply reflect this emotion among the many other emotions market participants feel. I like to schedule posts in advance. You’ll notice the article below is dated May … when the […]
What are factors for investing? How are they determined? Why are they useful? Your Complete Guide to Factor-Based Investing: The Way Smart Money Invests Today Paperback – October 7, 2016 by Andrew L Berkin and Larry E Swedroe discusses this. What are factors? “A numerical characteristic or set of characteristics common across a broad […]
What are the Phases of Retirement? I functionally label retirement into 3 Phases for couples: Phase I: Both of you are here. Phase II: One of you are here. Phase III: Neither of you are here. Each phase requires a bit of thought and planning. Most people focus on just Phase I (they’re both here): […]
