A self-directed IRA may be a good idea. Let me explain why, especially if you invest in growth stocks and have a proclivity to day trade. With a self-directed IRA, you can do much Picture the scenario: You’ve been a virtual slave to your office. (Hard to imagine, right?) There’s always some paper to be filed, some […]
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Every person has a different idea of the perfect retirement. Some are happy to live off the grid where nobody speaks another language other than English and the best restaurant in town is the greasy spoon. Others are happy to live in a one bedroom or even a trailer to make ends meet. Heck, some
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Despite mentally writing off the value of my Social Security benefits, in the bottom drawer in the way back of my cob-webbed mind, I know it will be there to fund my early bird special seafood buffets when I’m retired. Sure, the eligibility age for withdrawal might rise from 62 to 67, but we’re all
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After retirement, what do you think you’re going to do? The obvious answer is save the world of course! If you don’t plan on retiring to something, you may end up experiencing all the negativities of retirement you did not know existed. OK, you can’t really save the world, but you can certain do things
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As students, it is trendy and idealistic to be Socialists. It’s just not cool to be a Capitalist while in school. We believe in our leaders and want to help as many people as possible through programs we don’t have to pay for. When we only pay a little or no taxes at all, of
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Author Romeo Clayton of How We Prevent Wealth is hosting a challenge for all of us to figure out how much do we exactly need for retirement. He calls it “The Wealth Number Challenge” where we input our current age, savings, rate of return, current tax rate, annual contribution, years during retirement and more to
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Australia is one of the richest countries in the world. In fact, the average inheritance in Australia is the highest in the world! How can this be when Australia doesn’t have many world-class companies you’ve heard of? Let’s explore Australia’s education, investment, tax, healthcare, and retirement system. Australia: One Of The Richest Countries In The
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As I wrote in my review of “Your Money Ratios”, Charles’ book sings to me. Charles has the ability to simplify complicated financial topics for the average reader to understand. His book is seriously one of the best books I’ve read on personal finance in a long while. One of the keys to progress is
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Dear Financial Samurai, November CPI inflation came in at just 2.7% year over year versus expectations of 3.1%. Some economists caution that this report should be taken with a grain of salt due to missing October inflation and unemployment data. Still, whatever the “true” number is, inflation remains below 3% and is not rebounding aggressively
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As someone who has been writing about financial independence and escaping corporate America since 2009, I’ve developed several rules that serve as the backbone for achieving FIRE and staying free. They are simple, but not easy. Ignoring any one of them can set you back years. Below are the first two rules as a reminder,
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