Personal finaance
What have the stock market returns for the last 30 years been and how has that changed over time. Can we expect that the current economic meltdown will change accepted wisdom and have us all fleeing into bonds, real estate,… Continue Reading
Are savings bonds worth buying? My granddad certainly thought so. Like many of his generation, his life was molded by powerful historic events, and that is an understatement. I am often humbled by thoughts of what my grandparents lived through… Continue Reading
Checking our retirement plans is something many of us do from time to time. There are many online calculators on the internet that can help you develop a plan or adjust an existing plan. This comparison, looks for an answer… Continue Reading
Here’s an observation, many people are interested in building an investment portfolio but they don’t know where or how to begin investing in stocks. Checking what is out there on the internet in the way of guidance on this, it… Continue Reading
This could be good advice or bad advice, but many are asking themselves these last weeks – how do we go about surviving the Coronavirus crash! Affiliate Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you click on a link and… Continue Reading
This is going to be very much my personal take on what are the best finance books for beginners. The approach adopted here is to consider – What would be the most important call to action that a beginner in… Continue Reading
Perhaps a better question here would have been – what is the best way to get people sufficiently motivated to gain an understanding of what is the importance of financial planning – when they could still achieve the best results for… Continue Reading
This is one of those dark subjects that conjures up notions of drug dealers, insider traders and unscrupulous moneyed people in the know, suitcases full of cash of dubious origins… But in reality most countries in today’s world, except… Continue Reading
For most working people, buying a home is likely to be the biggest single investment of their lives. Owning the place you live in is usually going to be a good idea and it’s been the goal of many working… Continue Reading
Headline – A couple tried to retire with 3 million – and it wasn’t enough! You often hear or read these kinds of stories. And it’s often a question of whether the capital sum they had managed to accumulate was… Continue Reading
Like many people trying to put together savings plans, you will be asking – what is tax deferred savings, and is it for you or not for you? “Start a tax-deferred savings plan!” may be good … or it may… Continue Reading
Are you trying to work out how much money to retire and live well? Or maybe you have already retired early. In which case how much money did you retire on for an early retirement? Here are some simple numbers.… Continue Reading