One of the reasons why I am so enthusiastic about my book, How To Engineer Your Layoff, is I want to teach more people like you how to potentially double or triple your income. You could essentially earn more than you’ve ever earned before. I know some of you are scratching your heads wondering what […]
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Hopefully everyone who has access to a 401(k) is contributing to a 401(k). To not do so is a mistake you don’t want to realize when you’re old and grey. This post discusses the top mistakes that are hurting your 401(k) so you can boost you balance. The government isn’t going to save you. With
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From a financial standpoint, rental property is at the top of the list of assets to own. Why rental property? Let’s explore the main benefits of this asset class. But first of all, you have to be smart about investing in a rental property. Otherwise it can become a huge headache if you don’t screen properly.
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This article will cover in detail retirement savings by state. The higher the retirement savings by state, perhaps the more attractive the state is to retire in. After all, the states with the highest retirement savings must be doing something right! Folks know I’m biased towards West Coast living due to the weather, diversity, food,
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Since negotiating my own severance in 2012 at the age of 34, I’ve consulted with several dozen individuals about how to best negotiate a severance as well. In addition, thousands of people have read my bestselling ebook, How To Engineer Your Layoff, and negotiated their own severances as well. This article will talk about how
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There is a new three-legged retirement stool we should all be aware of. But first, let’s review the old three-legged stool for retirement. It consisted of: 1) Pension (Company) 2) Social Security (Government) 3) Personal Savings (You) The Old Three-Legged Retirement Stool Is No More Given less than 15% of Americans have pensions or will
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Reaching financial independence is the holy grail of personal finance. But what does financial independence really mean? In this post I’d like to determine the three levels of financial independence. That’s right. Even in financial independence there is no one size fits all since everybody has a different desired standard of living. Some people are
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Ever wonder: What does early retirement feel like? I retired early in 2012 at age 34 and want to share you all the ups and downs of not working a traditional day job any more. What’s interesting is that my feelings towards early retirement are very different from the initial couple of years. As the
There are three primary types of retirement plans in the U.S. today: Traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, and Roth IRAs. This article will focus on whether doing a backdoor Roth IRA is a good move for higher income earners. It is often debated which of the two IRA options is better: the Traditional IRA that is tax
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A stock market correction is an inevitability. In recent history, we saw two 10% corrections in 2018, a 13% correction in 2016, a 12.4% correction in 2015, a 20% correction in 2011, a 16% correction in 2010, and a -57% correction in 2009. Then of course, we saw the fastest correction in history, a 32%
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