Not much going on this week in the blogging world other than a lot of noise from the elections. No matter where you think the economy is going, you should always be thinking about your own future and where you are headed. Consumerism Commentary: How to Optimize Your Retirement Investing Priorities If you haven’t started saving for [...]
Read More» Posted by LongWhen I initially started this website, one of the major problems I had was finding a good domain name. Since there are already so many finance blogs out there, a lot of my “a-ha” ideas and names happened to already be taken. There were a lot of play on words, themes of personal finance, and [...]
Read More» Posted by LongIt’s a good time to start thinking about contribution amounts for next years IRAs. Here’s a quick strategy to funding your retirement accounts: If you receive a match, contribute enough into your 401(k), 457, TSP to get the match. Same strategy if you have access to a Roth version of these types of accounts. If [...]
Read More» Posted by LongMost investors will never have to deal with the following types of investment accounts. They fit very specific needs and if you do ever have to deal with them, you will probably have (or should enlist) the help of a professional. We may revisit these topics in detail at a much later date, but for [...]
Read More» Posted by LongFrom time to time, I still get surprised about the breadth of topics that are featured on financial blogs. I thought my experiment on when to contribute to an IRA was pretty significant, but the McDonald’s Monopoly game experiment is epic! Bargaineering: My Journey: Handwriting 100 Letters for McDonald’s Monopoly Pieces (Part 3) So, every year McDonald’s [...]
Read More» Posted by LongI was very lucky to be exposed to investing during my last year of high school. For some reason investing sparked my interest and I became thoroughly involved. After completing Army basic training, I took a shot at investing with real money in a Roth IRA. At the time, the limit for a Roth IRA [...]
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