Implications of a Dividend-Centric Portfolio
How far is financial freedom from where you stand today? The average investor focuses on retirement, but I’d like to take a moment to talk about financial freedom. What exactly do I mean when I say...
View ArticleWhy Is Financial Education Failing Us?
Janet Bodnar, Editor of Kiplinger magazine has a piece out discussing if financial education works. Apparently, the education that has been delivered to high school students hasn’t been a success. It...
View ArticleMaking the Connection – Actions & Repercussions
When financial actions are taken without regard to the financial repercussions, then decision making can become deeply skewed. In a world where credit is cheap and easy, it’s not difficult for people...
View ArticleBecoming Wealthy Through Controlling Expenses
The following piece originally appeared in The Market Capitalist Newsletter. How will I become wealthy? (In terms of dollars.) For most of us achieving a certain level of wealth is a highly held goal....
View ArticleDebt free: Smart plan of attack to tackle financial plights with ease
You may be working on various ways to tackle your financial obligations and shore up your credit worthiness. Though you have several choices to make in order to become debt free, yet you need to...
View Article10 steps to take if you hope to retire “soon”
Lost in the muddle of your daily activity is probably a thought or two about retirement. It probably doesn’t go much further than that. I know at my current place of employment, many employees make...
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