Monday, February 20th, 2012 at
10:31 pm
We’ve all read about the recent surveys that tell us retirees are far more concerned with protecting their income than they are with maximizing their income by taking on the risk of higher earnings or yields on their savings and investments. That’s why fixed annuities are being purchased by more and more retirees, despite advisor efforts to the contrary.
Fixed annuities are an obvious, common sense solution to their fear of losing Read the rest of this entry
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Financial Services • Insurance • Insurance-Estate Planning • retirement • WOW Asset Growth • WOW Asset Protection
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at
1:16 pm
War On Wealth Series -
The congressionally mandated g-fee increases set to go into effect as of now, will artificially increase mortgage rates by more than 1/2 percent with some lenders. It will increase mortgage rates to some degree with all lenders.
The Federal Housing Finance Administration (FHFA) has mandated Read the rest of this entry
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credit • Financial Services • mortgage • Mortgages • Real Estate • Real Estate • Special Topics • Spending • WOW Debt • WOW Income Growth
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012 at
11:44 am
Saturday, January 7th, 2012 at
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The way they are funded and the rules governing withdrawing funds, are the major differences between a Roth IRA and a traditional IRA.
IRA Funding
Traditional IRAs are funded with your income dollars before Read the rest of this entry
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Thursday, January 5th, 2012 at
10:22 pm
401(k)’s were billed by the government and corporations as one of the most powerful tools you have to save for retirement. 401(k)’s are offered through employers and can be contributory or noncontributory.In addition to saving for retirement they were billed as one of the best tax shelters that our federal government has ever managed to create.
Well let’s see. The government gets to tax money years down the road when the pot is much bigger, therefore tax revenues are much greater, and corporations get to pass the risk to the employee. No wonder they are both staunch supporters Read the rest of this entry
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2012 at
8:00 am
The self-employed 401(k) plan was designed for self-employed people who have no employees, other than their spouses, working for them.
The 401(k) is promoted as one of the most powerful tools you have to save for retirement. These instruments are offered through employers and can be contributory or noncontributory. In addition to enabling you to save for retirement, they offrer one of the best tax shelters that our federal government has ever managed to create.
Key Features of the Self-Employed 401(k) plan are: Read the rest of this entry
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Financial Services
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012 at
8:00 am
As I mentioned in an earlier post, a Simplified Employee Pension Plan, is a retirement plan specifically designed for small-business owners and self-employed individuals. These plans work even if you are the only employee, as the rules are the same.
Don’t Forget To Check Out “Maximizing The Bank Of You Concept”
Key features include: Read the rest of this entry
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Monday, January 2nd, 2012 at
8:00 am
Sunday, January 1st, 2012 at
11:48 am
Don’t Forget To Check Out “Maximizing The Bank Of You Concept”
Do you want to be debt free today? If you have the money in the bank, of course, you can pay off all of your bills. However, for most of us, being debt free today is more of a mentality than a reality.
Being debt free today means no mortgage, no auto loans, and no credit card bills. It means that everything you earn goes into your pocket for spending this month or for saving for the future.
In today’s consumer culture, that doesn’t seem likely for most people. In fact, most Americans dig themselves deeper in debt each and every month.
But, if the current economic slowdown has shown us anything, it is that we have to become more responsible consumers.
People Read the rest of this entry
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Tagged with: budget • credit card bills • credit card loan • debt free • financial freedom • payy off debt • personal finance
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Budgeting • debt • Savings • Spending
We’ve all read about the recent surveys that tell us retirees are far more concerned with protecting their income than they are with maximizing their income by taking on the risk of higher earnings or yields on their savings and investments. That’s why fixed annuities are being purchased by more and more retirees, despite advisor efforts to the contrary.
