IRAs, Roth IRAs And Your Financial Freedom
Everyone should be saving and investing inside an I.R.A. or a Roth I.R.A. Which one is right for you? Here is what you need to know.
Benefits of Hiring Portfolio Management ServicesThe need to seek professional help for managing finances has always been around as far as financial planning is concerned. The main reason for this change is the rising interest of people and companies in the capital markets. Portfolio management companies have a crucial role to play read on to know more.
Making Money OnlineAnyone can make money online. It is important to be savvy about your time spent online and your security on the net. If you wish to make $50,000 per year, then per work-hour, your time is roughly $17 an hour! Make sure that your profits reflect that. Also, be weary of posting your information online, as it is potentially accessible by anyone.
Why You Need Clearly Defined Goals to Achieve Financial FreedomFinancial freedom isn’t hard to achieve. It doesn’t require any more hard work than is required to struggle from paycheck to paycheck. It doesn’t require you to be any smarter than you are now when it comes to managing money. However, it does…
Expanding Life’s ExperiencesIn order to be successful in anything you decide to do, you must first change your thought process. A question I asked myself is “What is life?…
How To Get Value From Your Financial AdvisorThere are two times in every business cycle where an Investment Advisor can add a great deal of value to their client. We can add value at the top of the market where euphoria rules and at the bottom of the market when panic and a desire for capitulation dominate. I think that euphoria is often mislabeled as greed.
Money, Investing and TimeSaving your money is a great way to store up cash for future needs. However, if you are looking to set up a nice retirement fund for your golden years, your savings will probably not be enough. In time, a good savings routine coupled with a prudent investment strategy will ensure that you will not run out of money before you run out of live during your retirement years.
Focus on the Bird in HandThe old saying, “a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush” may seem quaint and cliche, but there is truth in its simplicity when it comes to financial decisions. In today’s financial world, we are bombarded with choices.
In Trading, Ride Your Wins and Cut Your LossesHow to effectively trade forex and stocks. Control your profits and losses.
Riviera Jitters Bring Investors ShiversOne of my favorite vacations was a trip from the French Riviera, along the Spanish coast ending at the Italian Riviera. It is absolutely stunning and everybody seemed to live so well. They wouldn’t even let me enter the casino in Monaco without a James Bond type jacket. Now I know why…
The Financial Crisis: Sometimes The American Dream Can Turn Into a NightmareHomeownership has often been called the epitome of the American Dream. When I bought my first house at the ripe old age of…
The Next Decade: Reversion to the Mean or a Historical Winter?A very difficult area of scientific prediction is that of fluid dynamics. Or, the science of predicting how a fluid (which could be liquid or a gas) will react to various forces. An example is the weather and weather prediction. There are a myriad of things that affect how the weather will be, what direction the wind will blow, how hard it will blow, how much moisture will be in the air, and if that amount of moisture will lead to precipitation and how much precipitation…
The Erasing of a Financial CrisisTo many, the mark of the beginning of the financial crisis was on March 16, 2008 when Bear Stearns was sold to Chase at a fire-sale price. The Dow Jones closed that day at 11,951.09 and continued to charge downward for the next year. As I write this…
US Slow Growth Economy: It Doesn’t Mean Your Growth Has to Be Sluggish TooThe Federal Reserve, along with an average assessment among economists, are publicly setting growth expectations lower than historical averages. Last month, Ben Bernanke said, “There is a reasonable chance, looking at the long run of history, that the U.S. will return to health growth somewhere in the 3% range.”
Hitting the Wall From 52 to 57A marathon is 26.2 miles. I have run three of them and can say that the first half of the marathon is actually fun, almost a party atmosphere.