We’re going to open up the country like a college student who stayed up all night cramming the entire semester right before their final exam. Did we do enough to get a passing grade, allowing people to get back to work without getting sick? Or will we end up retaking the class next semester, quarantining[…]
For most of 2018, I felt like we were finally getting out of The Great Recession’s lingering haze. For older members of my generation, it has been a solid seven year run of favorable enough conditions to grab onto something we can call our own. Whether that’s a steady job with benefits or a now[…]
Nobody grows up in Boca Raton. You move down from New York, grow old and eventually kick the bucket in the mouth of the rat. The locals have been known to jokingly call the renown retirement community “God’s Waiting Room”. Boca is a palm tree laden paradise where you can enjoy the rest of your[…]
According to my SEO professionals, there are a lot of Google searches out there on how to save a million dollars. Many of these searches will have you stumble across financial blogs where so called “financial experts” pawn off sensational stories of uncomfortable austerity and radical savings schemes (or as they think of it, practical[…]
When I do financial planning with clients, we spend a good amount of time talking about retirement with the assumption that they will retire at age 65. However, clients often ask if early retirement is possible. For many Millennials, they don’t want to be doing the same thing for another 30-40 years. If you aren’t[…]
Happy New Year! I hope you ate lots of good food and spent time with family and friends this holiday season! Now that 2018 has arrived, let’s spend some time on those resolutions. I’m personally not the biggest fan of resolutions but it is a good opportunity to tackle some things you have been meaning[…]
I came across an interesting article on MagnifyMoney.com titled “Where the Wealthiest Millennials Stash Their Money” that compared the top 25% of Millennial households with Average Millennial households. It compared things like how each group invests money, how their financial assets are structured and how their debts are structured. And like any good Millennial, I wanted[…]
A lot of this blog is focused on issues that Millennials themselves are facing, but this week I want to share some thoughts for my Boomers. (Millennials, this is a good post to send to your parents if they are nearing retirement). If you are already retired or nearing retirement, the choice of where to[…]
Did you know that this week is National Retirement Security Week? Now before you go all whatever, Douglas, I’ve got this, let’s take a short quiz: How much do you have saved for retirement? How are you saving it? Is it in a 401(k), IRA, Roth IRA, SEP, SIMPLE IRA? Do you even know what[…]
Self-employed Millennials know that there are lots of perks to being your own boss. You can make your own hours, set your dress code and decide where and when you will work. But the down stroke is that you don’t get some of the benefits of a typical workplace such as health care, insurance or,[…]