Today I'm bringing you a 2019 Financial Plan downloadable, printable PDF. Why? So you can start planning out your finances for 2019 of course! We've gone over a lot of big concepts on this blog like what stocks and bonds are, different types of investment products, how to … [Read more...] about Create Your 2019 Financial Plan!
Finance Fridays
I Don’t Care About Your Investment Returns
Alright alright alright, who wants to talk investment returns? Think you know what I mean when I ask that question? Well, let’s find out. Then we’ll get into why I don’t care how high or low your return was last year, and why you shouldn’t care about mine. First things … [Read more...] about I Don’t Care About Your Investment Returns
What Investing Through The Great Recession Actually Looked Like ***With Pictures!!***
So. Scared yet? The market has been rough over the past couple of weeks. One could be forgiven for freaking out a little bit. I've talked before about what to do during a market correction. We've officially seen corrections (a movement of 10% or more in a stock, bond, … [Read more...] about What Investing Through The Great Recession Actually Looked Like ***With Pictures!!***
The 4% Rule: Your Retirement Portfolio Is Not Your Investment Portfolio
Welcome back to the 4% Rule series! In the previous posts, I introduced the topic of the 4% Rule and talked about developing a retirement budget. Both of those posts lead into today's discussion on investment portfolio vs retirement portfolio. If you haven’t read them yet, please … [Read more...] about The 4% Rule: Your Retirement Portfolio Is Not Your Investment Portfolio
Planning For The 4% Rule: You Need A Retirement Budget
Alright alright alright, welcome back to the indeterminate length series on the 4% Rule! Confused about what I’m talking about? No worries. Just head over to this post for a few minutes and we’ll meet you back here in a bit. Okay. Now that we’re all caught up on the … [Read more...] about Planning For The 4% Rule: You Need A Retirement Budget