I listened to the Greatest Generation talk about how little they were earning on their savings. They were concerned about inflation eating away their buying power. CD’s earn less than 1.00% and investors can’t keep pace with inflation I heard Gen-Xer’s talk about earning more on their savings. They considered buying rental real estate as an investment but there were many hurdles that kept them…
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CONTINUE READING >How do you keep track of all you online accounts and passwords? If you were gone tomorrow would your family know how to access all your accounts and take care of your business and estate? This article raised some good questions to plan for the future and how your estate including your digital assets should be handled Plan now to make this a priority. MN passed…
CONTINUE READING >This article recommends that if you make $100,000 or more or have assets in excess of $1 million you should get an umbrella insurance policy to provide additional coverage in the event of a lawsuit. Once I had all my basic insurance coverage in place I also researched and purchased an umbrella policy. The cost is nominal for peace of mind. Action step: if you do…
CONTINUE READING >This Wall Street article points out that starting in 2017 the oldest Baby Boomers have to start taking mandatory withdrawals from their retirement accounts. Retirees have to take the annual minimum distribution or face a 50% penalty on any funds they do not take out that year. Many of these retirees will be paying more taxes on this additional income and may want to reinvest these…
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