photo credit: pasotraspaso You have worked and planned for that glorious day when you could kick back, travel, golf, fish and simply do what you wanted. But things happened. Your 401(k) turned into a 201(k) and has grown back to a 301(k). You have learned that your nest egg is vulnerable and volatile, making your […]
Will Your Uncle Sam Be Dictating Your Retirement Funds?
photo credit: batsignal Have you been tracking the buzz that our government is considering the takeover of our retirement funds? There has been talk since last fall, but, according to Money Morning, this talk is leading to action. In late January, both the U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Labor announced plans to stage a public-comment […]
Is Your Money an Idol? Think Twice Before Answering.
photo credit: Itinerant Tightwad 1Co 10:14 Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. Surely Not Me Paul was writing to a culture where people worshipped wood and stone statues. Of course the statues weren’t innately evil, but believing they had power to do only what God can do (good weather, good crops, give children, etc.) is […]
Are You Eating Your Retirement?
photo credit: mtungate I recently read two seemingly unrelated articles, which, when dovetailed together, become the basis for this post. The first, a recent Principal Financial Well-Being survey, indicates that less than one third of Americans are setting aside what they think they need to for retirement. The second, from the “The Culinary Review”, tabulated […]
What to do With $60,000
photo credit: h.koppdelaney A reader asked me the following question: “My parents, in their late 70’s, have no financial needs and a substantial emergency fund. In addition to the emergency savings, they also have $60,000 in a passbook savings account which they don’t know what to do with. They are not interested in taking much […]
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