In our world of keeping up with the joneses, its an everyday struggle to resist buying the latest, greatest toy to wow our neighbors with. But how did we come to be this way?
Sound Wealth Building Tactics
Building wealth takes time and having an effective plan in place can ensure that the monies you save now, will be there later and in a sizable amount.
Stocks, Bonds, & Mutual Funds
When it comes to investing your money for retirement, mutual funds are, more times than not, the way to go. If you have read a number of personal finance articles, you might notice that writers continually talk about these funds. Still, they often fail to explain the basic premise behind mutual funds; so many investors have a limited idea of what they are.
Retirment Coming? Don’t Fall Off That Three-Legged Stool
For much of the world, retirement can seem like a long ways away. Most of us have a feeling that things will just work themselves out. The reality is, you have to take care of yourself and your family and that no one else is going to do it for you.
Proper Personal Finance Management
Rising consumerism and easy access to credit has given rise to overspending, even by an average income earner. The result has been an increasing number of people caught in a growing debt burden. The problem is worsened simply because most people care very little about managing their finances, or about proper personal finance management. The fact is, youd get more benefits if you take your personal financial management seriously. Here are some ideas which could help you
Meeting Your Family’s Health Needs With An HSA
Making sure that your family is able to stay healthy partly depends on having a good health insurance program for them. One of the more recent new additions to the health insurance industry is called the Health Savings Account (HSA). This new program enables you to have reduced insurance rates because of a higher deductible, and a tax deferred savings program with it. Here are some of the features of this program.
Mutual Funds- A Secure Investment
Mutual funds are a collection of stocks and/or bonds invested in different securities, which include fixed market securities and money market instrumentals. It facilitates investors to put their money under an efficient investment management. There are three types of mutual funds namely, income funds, growth funds, and balanced funds.
Make Life A Little Easier: Setting A Budget And Sticking With It
Where does the idea of sitting down a coming up with a personal budget rank on your list of things I cant wait to do? If youre like most people, its probably somewhere between jabbing a fork in your ear and getting a root canal. Cant say we blame you, devising a budget for yourself is definitely not the most stimulating activity in the world. But for financial well-being, its an absolute must. It neednt be too painful though. With todays technology, budget-making is …
In What Order Should You Pay Back Loans?: Or, When Do I Pay Back My Car?
If youre like most Americans, you have quite a few bills to pay. A car loan, credit cards, maybe even a mortgage. If you have extra cash, when you should pay it back?
How To Use Your Hard-Earned Money To Quickly Reach Your Goals
So you have a few dollars to save, payoff debts, or invest for the future. What do you do with the money, so you can reach your goals in the quickest and easiest way possible – and not waste time or money on poor decisions?
How Mutual Funds Work
Mutual funds are good options for American investors to meet their financial goals. These funds offer professional management and diversification of the funds invested. Mutual funds assets in 1990-2000 rose from 1.065 trillion to a whooping 6.965 trillion dollars. 10% Americans owned funds in 1980 and by 2000, the percentage increased to 49%.
Get A Jump On Retirement
Everyone works their whole life to pay bills, go on vacation, provide for their kids, and much more. Most people dream of the day when they can retire. It is interesting to me how few people actually work as hard at planning their retirement as they do each and every day they show up for work.