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retirement

Will Your Golden Years… Be Golden?

June 7th, 2010

One of the most common personal finance questions I’m hearing from people (of all ages!) is this: “Is it possible for my golden years to be… truly golden?” The one, two, three punch of the housing, stock, and job markets has left millions reeling. Thankfully, there is some go Money management for women od news. [...]

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Are You On Financial Track?

August 24th, 2009

It appears (knock on wood) this brutal recession may finally be coming to an end.  As we let out a collective sigh of relief, many people are starting to poke their heads up and ask, “Am I on Financial Track?”  Here are some rough rules of thumb that you can use to benchmark your progress [...]

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Mars & Venus… Orbiting Their Wallets

July 22nd, 2009

Who is better with money – men or women? A recent study by employee benefits company Financial Finesse appears to indicate the answer is… Men.  As a self-proclaimed bra-burning feminist, I was taken aback when originally presented with the results of this study which concluded “advantage men” in five key categories: * Timely payment of [...]

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Target-Date Funds Under Fire

July 1st, 2009

The Securities Exchange Commission and Department of Labor are taking aim at target-date retirement funds. This is a fight worth watching because target-date funds are a great way to save yourself from yourself when it comes to building your retirement nest egg. If you are new to target-date funds, the best way to think about [...]

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Retirement, Recalibrated

June 22nd, 2009

I love shocking statistics.  Especially when they relate back to personal finance. So as I was reading a recent column by the always thought-provoking Scott Burns, this line jumped out at me: “The fastest-growing population group in America isn’t the young: It is people at least 100 years old.” A hot topic in personal finance [...]

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