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Inflation, Retirement, and Investing – Lessons from a Cup of Coffee

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Inflation can be a real problem in retirement. It has been called the “silent killer” of personal finance because it slowly eats away at purchasing…

Donald Rumsfeld 'unknown unknowns' quote

Rumsfeld and the Unknown Unknowns of Investing… Learning from Legends

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“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know. We also know there are known unknowns. That is to say, there are…

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3 Solid Reasons to Remain Calm After Equity Selloff

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Ouch, that kind of hurt. I haven’t felt pain like that in quite a while now.  Actually, it was 404 days to be exact, which…

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Record US Household Debt, Falling Savings and More Financial Red Flags

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I know I am beginning to sound like a broken record, but congratulations ’Merica, you have once again hit a new household debt record of…

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Should I Invest Right Now? History Suggests an Answer

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Should you invest right now? Talk about a tough question. There is no one correct answer to the question of when to invest in the market…

How to Become a Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

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So you are interested in becoming a Certified Financial Planner™ or CFP®? Good because that is exactly what I am going to talk to you…

Bull and Bear Market Historic Facts [infographic]

Bull Markets Are Stronger But Investors Still Fear the Bear

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Bull markets and bear markets can be good or bad depending on how you have positioned your investment portfolio. For most investors, bull markets are…

Dividend Reinvestment and the Power of Compounding [Infographic]

Dividend Reinvestment and the Power of Compounding

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Dividend reinvestment plays a huge part of the total return you will receive as an investor. As you can see from the example shown here,…

Budgets Reveal What You Value... Learning from Legends, Joe Biden

Joe Biden: Budgets Reveal What You Value… Learning from Legends

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Budgets are tough to put together and even tougher to follow. When you work on your budget, I would ask you to step back and…

3rd Quarter 2017 Asset Class Returns... Get UNBROKE

3rd Quarter 2017 Asset Class Returns

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Third quarter asset class returns are in and overall most assets had a positive quarter. As always there were winners like the Brazil equity index…