Apr
1
Retirement Revolution – Part Two
April 1, 2008 | 2 Comments
The US retirement system is about to face its biggest challenge. The baby boomers are starting to retire. What can the baby boomers do to prepare for retirement? What will they do with themselves during their long retirement? Retirement Revolution is PBS show hosted by Paula Zahn. The first part airs on PBS for the [...]
Mar
31
Retirement Revolution – Part One
March 31, 2008 | 1 Comment
The US retirement system is about to face its biggest challenge. Baby boomers are set to retire in record numbers. Are the baby boomers prepared? Is the retirement system prepared? What about those of us who are still working? Retirement Revolution is a PBS show on retirement hosted by Paula Zahn. It airs on PBS [...]
Mar
14
Ten reasons to use a credit card for every purchase
March 14, 2008 | 1 Comment
Many personal finance sites love to pick on credit cards. The credit card industry is an easy target. Don’t get me wrong, some of the reputation is well deserved. However, the savvy and disciplined consumer can take advantage of credit cards. Like any tool, credit cards, used responsibly, can make life easier. I’ve compiled a [...]
Mar
10
Are You Saving Enough for College?
March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment
The cost of college is increasing faster than inflation. How do you know if you are saving enough money for college? We have a new college cost calculator that will help you determine the cost of college in the future and also tell you exactly how much money you should be saving for college. When [...]
Jan
25
Maxed Out: The Movie
January 25, 2008 | 1 Comment
If you’re in the mood for a movie and you need a little more convincing to pay off your credit cards then I have just the movie for you. Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders is a documentary about both consumer and government debt in America. The video is [...]
Jan
11
Stages of Life
January 11, 2008 | 1 Comment
On our path to wealth it’s handy to know where we’re at. Much of our financial outlook is based on how old we are and our “stage of life.” What do we mean by stage of life? Humans have a pretty clear path through life. We pass through stages from being taken care of to [...]
Jan
4
Don't Buy Stocks
January 4, 2008 | 1 Comment
I don’t buy stocks in individual companies and I don’t think you should either. I’ll tell you why later but first a little Econ 101 (Don’t worry, I’ll be brief). A stock is a small piece of ownership in a company. Companies sell shares to raise money. This money is typically used to help a [...]
Dec
19
Make More Money
December 19, 2007 | 3 Comments
Everyone wants to know how, at least, everyone claims they want to know how. It’s strange that so few make the effort to learn how to become wealthy, let alone actually do it. If you want to become wealthy, the logical first step is to find out how to make more money. The secret to [...]
Dec
20
About
December 20, 2006 | Comments Off
Wealth Wealth is defined in many ways be many people. We take it to mean wealth in all aspects of life. We believe that a person's wealth is measured by health, happiness, mental well-being, material assets and financial assets. Most financial problems are actually a manifestation of some other problem. Most often it is psychological [...]