Student loan debt has become a pervasive problem across the country. Statistics indicate that 40 million people collectively owe more than $1.2 trillion in student loan debt. Worse, well over 1 ... Read More about Should You Invest While Paying Off Student Loan Debt?
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Reverse Mortgages – The Good and the Bad
Reverse mortgages are gaining in popularity, as many senior citizens stretch for creative ways to maintain their living standards in an era of near zero interest rates on savings instruments. There’s ... Read More about Reverse Mortgages – The Good and the Bad
Should You Invest in Individual Stocks, or Stick with Index & Mutual Funds?
In recent years there's been a major push in the investment universe toward investing in funds rather than investing in individual stocks. This includes both mutual funds and exchange traded funds ... Read More about Should You Invest in Individual Stocks, or Stick with Index & Mutual Funds?
How to Protect Your Money From Lawsuits and Other Legal Grabs
Perhaps the biggest single financial tragedy would be to build up a substantial net worth, only to have it seized as part of a legal action against you. All of your hard earned assets will go right ... Read More about How to Protect Your Money From Lawsuits and Other Legal Grabs
How to Overcome Job Burnout – Tips to Inject Purpose Back Into Your Career
Sooner or later every job reaches that point where it starts to get stale. It may be that the job is no longer working for you, or even that you are no longer effective in handling it. Whatever the ... Read More about How to Overcome Job Burnout – Tips to Inject Purpose Back Into Your Career
The Pros and Cons of Relocating for Early Retirement
Though most people who plan for early retirement focus mainly on accumulating a large investment portfolio to create income, lowering living expenses is equally important. One of the best strategies ... Read More about The Pros and Cons of Relocating for Early Retirement
Is Early Retirement Possible for Middle Class Income Earners?
It can seem as if most of what you do is to just get by, and pay the bills. Early retirement can seem like a pipe dream if you're a middle class income earner. How would it even be possible to save ... Read More about Is Early Retirement Possible for Middle Class Income Earners?
Career Skills that can Create Financial Independence
It's sometimes thought that financial independence is about reaching the point of not having to work again for the rest of your life, and being free to do whatever you want, wherever you want to be. ... Read More about Career Skills that can Create Financial Independence
The Biggest Obstacles to Financial Independence – And How to Get Past Them
Financial independence is an almost universal goal. It's on just about everyone's bucket list, with the only major barrier being "when". Yet relatively few ever reach that point in their lives. The ... Read More about The Biggest Obstacles to Financial Independence – And How to Get Past Them
Why Preparing for Early Retirement is a Worthy Goal – Even if it Never Happens
A lot of people would like nothing better than to retire early. Others are skeptics. Though early retirement may sound like a good idea for sure, it also looks like a massive effort. But whether ... Read More about Why Preparing for Early Retirement is a Worthy Goal – Even if it Never Happens
