Gone are the days of thirty year careers and an anti-climatic send-off with a gold watch. Increased labor competition, an economy shifting away from manufacturing and towards service, and a basic impatience from Generations X and Y have just about … Continue reading
I currently receive a healthy employer contribution into my retirement plan, and have considered opening a Roth IRA before adding any of my own contributions to the retirement plan at work. While investigating brokerages, investment minimums, etc. I ran across … Continue reading
Do you dream of one day leaving the rat race? Who doesn’t? For me the idea of “retirement” does not evoke visions of fishing and golfing, rather the ability to do whatever it is that I truly want to do. … Continue reading
A reader recently asked whether or not they should stop contributing to their 401(k) plan to get out of debt faster. This is a question anyone eager to become debt free has asked themselves, and there is really no right … Continue reading
The other day my annual dose of reality arrived in the mail – my social security statement, sent compliments of the Social Security Administration. In it I found the usual listing of annual wages dating back to my first pizza … Continue reading
