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Money Magazine: 25 Rules to Grow Rich By, Part 3

by Flexo

Last week, I started a short series looking at Money Magazine’s 25 rules to grow rich by. I’m breaking down the advice within the article into five separate blog entries here; you can find part one here and part two here. Here are the next five tips, with a bit of my own commentary thrown ... Continue reading this article…

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FranklinCovey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

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A visitor came to my organization yesterday to present a day-long seminar to about fifteen people based on the book by Steven Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. I’m not a big fan of group-think pop-philosophy self-help seminars, but there were a few things I could take away from the session. Aside from ... Continue reading this article…

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Why Can Ben Stein Retire at 61?

by Flexo

I like Ben Stein. He’s been an actor, game show host, advisor to a presidential administration, author, and traveling guru. In his latest column on Yahoo Finance, he writes about the tendency to live in fear about retirement but not adequately plan (save). He started getting to the point by offering how he would be ... Continue reading this article…

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Millionaires Invest in Cash But Watch Stocks

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A survey from HSBC Bank reveals that millionaires take a position on cash higher than what financial planners generally advise. 472 “mass affulent” individuals — those with at least $1 million available to invest — were surveyed, and 34 percent have at least 20 percent of their investable assets in cash. The mass affluent watch stocks even ... Continue reading this article…

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Don’t Make These Mistakes, Part 1

by Flexo

Stan Hinden from AARP shares six retirement mistakes he made throughout his life in addition to a pair of better choices. Here are some thoughts on three of those mistakes.

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This Week in the Blogosphere

by Flexo

For those who like to jump around, here are some interesting articles from around the blogosphere that I’ve noticed this past week, starting with the MoneyBlogNetwork. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity is respecting Bob Kiyosaki for pointing out that real estate speculators are getting slaughtered like pigs. Free Money Finance is looks at money matters between ... Continue reading this article…

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Does This Number Impress You?

by Flexo

$400,000. Do you consider someone with a net worth of $400,000 rich? Well-off? Comfortable? Would you set a lifetime goal for yourself at $400,000? Actually, a net worth of $400,000 sets you well above the median net worth in this country, and in the world, to say the least. But these statistics don’t matter… what ... Continue reading this article…

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Spend Less In Retirement?

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Here’s an interesting contrarian point of view, and one with which financial planners will surely disagree: You may be saving too much for retirement. According to the Department of Labor [survey results here], as age increases, spending decreases in all categories other than health care. However, the facts won’t get in the way of financial ... Continue reading this article…

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