Category: Goal Setting
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The Opportunity in Change: How Changing Goals Change Financial Plans
During the pandemic, my family moved into a new house. We weren’t planning on moving, but that didn’t stop us from participating in the pandemic housing boom. But we did so at a time where the kids weren’t yet out of school, so for about three weeks, we owned two homes. Instead of having to …
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Yes, You Can Make a Solid Long-Term Care Plan. Here’s How and Why It’s Important
In today’s world it’s fair to say that most reasonable people believe that they are going to live a long life, and, when you live a long life, it’s also fair to say that sooner or later at some point, we’re going to need some form of care.
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As Gaming Industry Levels Up, So Does Its Value to Investors
Many investors are embracing the $160 billion gaming market. The industry is larger than the $43 billion box office, $60 billion video streaming and $19 billion music businesses combined.
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A Check Engine Light for Finances? 7 Key Indicators to Analyze Your Financial Health and Retirement Plan
Maintaining our health and our car – we often take these for granted, because it’s fairly easy for us to monitor and measure. Both the human body and modern cars have smart systems in place, like physical pain and check engine lights, that alert us to trouble that needs immediate attention. …
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Turning the Page on 2020
“On a long and lonesome highway, east of Omaha/ You can listen to the engine moanin’ out his one-note song/ …But your thoughts will soon be wandering/ The way they always do/ When your ridin’ 16 hours/ And there’s nothin’ much to do/ And you don’t feel much like ridin’/ You just wish …
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How to Make Sense of Retirement and Estate Finance
Retirement is far off until it isn’t. This chapter of life can sneak up on just about anyone, and we do ourselves a favor to be as prepared as we can. Like anything involving the government, finances can be confusing, with different tax treatments, contribution limits, beneficiary rules and more.
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The Comprehensive Guide to Estate Planning
An estate plan doesn’t materialize with the snap of your fingers. In fact, an estate plan demands that you confront your mortality. Perhaps that’s why so many of us fail to plan for the future. The reality is that estate planning isn’t about you – it’s about your loved ones. Much stands to …
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How Estate and Gift Taxes Can Impact Your Financial Plan
Heath Ledger’s death in 2008 is another tragic story of an extremely talented artist gone too young. The unfortunate circumstances of his death compounded the complexity of his estate, leaving lawyers and family in a difficult position.
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3 Money Rules: Making the Right Choices to Get From Here to There
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore, in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” by J.K. Rowling How do you get from here to there? Every day we are faced with so many choices of what to do with our time. Get …
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How to Become a Millionaire in Retirement and Overcome 3 Common Excuses for Not Saving Enough
One million dollars is a lot of money. There was even a game show called “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” built around the idea of achieving that kind of wealth. That figure – $1,000,000 – seems to be what many working professionals are striving to achieve in retirement.
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