Most families in the U.S. need at least one car. You could make a strong case that most families need two cars. Have you ever stopped to really think: What is the purpose of your car, truck, or SUV? For […]
The Most Powerful Negotiating Tool When Buying a Car
At some point, nearly everyone will buy a car. And you should want to get a good deal when you do. There is quite a bit of information out there about when the best time is to buy a car. […]
One Easy Way to Save Money & Get the Gifts You Want for Birthdays & Holidays
Do you ever receive gifts that aren’t very useful or ended up discarded or regifted? What if I told you there is an easy way to help your family and friends to buy presents for each other that you actually […]
Ever Wonder How Much Your Military Retirement Will Be?
Have you decided to make the military a career? Great! You should consider and do some planning around the military pension you’ll receive after retiring. If you are deciding whether or not to get out of the military, you should […]
How Should You Invest?
Over the last two weeks, I’ve covered a bunch of topics on investing and saving for retirement including investment options, investing fees, saving for retirement, and the size of a retirement nest egg. Today, I’ll close out investing for a […]
The Two Sides of Investing Fees
For everyone that owns mutual funds or exchange traded funds (ETFs), there are costs associated with owning them, and they are not equal. Even if people are aware of the fees they are paying, they are likely unaware of the […]
How Much Do You Really Need to Retire?
Guess what? There is no magic ‘one size fits all’ number or thumbrule for everyone to retire. You can find tons of articles (here, here, here, and here) that tell you how much you need to retire. They will say […]
How Should You Save For Retirement?
In the last post, I covered how fees can eat into your returns, especially over the long-term. Today, I’ll cover contributions to retirement accounts. With retirement savings, we have to dig a little deeper because of the different options […]
One Easy Way To Give Yourself THOUSANDS More In Retirement
How much are you paying in fees on your investments? “Well, I don’t know.” This is probably the answer most of you would give if I asked you the question above. If you do nothing else with your investments and […]
What Are Your Investment Options?
In my last post, I listed a bunch of options available for savings and investments. Today, I’ll elaborate on your main investing options: stocks, bonds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), and mutual funds. This will be an overview, and you should […]