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Banks just can’t stop preying on poor people: here’s the latest proof
It's amazing, but not shocking. Banks are businesses. Big banks are businesses owned by shareholders. Shareholders demand profits, period. In 2007-2009, the entire banking world was brought to its knees by subprime lending, which is giving loans to people who can't...
How to make $100,000 more than your co-worker in your 401k
You can and should use a GPS to guide your 401k
A New Hope for 401k/403b Plans
Good and evil have battled for millenia. In the end, who wins? In movies, and in business, it's the one who is more persistent. Retail sales were forever changed by the Wal-Mart discount model of making more items available in one location, the superstore. Amazon has...
The case for individual investment advice in 401k/403b plans
In today's world, we can use GPS to get us to our destinations. We can ask Siri, Google Home, or Alexa for news and weather. We can control lights, locks, thermostat, and appliances at home using our smartphones. And yet, when we want to know what to do with...
The problem my busy life created in my retirement account, how I fixed it, and how you can too
Ever get busy? Like, really busy? Like, 'No, not today. We're not going there until Thursday. Today's Thursday?!?', 'What did I come in here for?', 'How am I ever gonna get all this done on time?' kind of busy? Sure you do. It happens. I got busy running my business...
What’s the right investment for me in my 401k or 403b?
So, you have a retirement plan at work. Great. Now what? You are supposed to pick your investments. Mmmmkay. How? Maybe your Plan Provider uses a service to guide you, or maybe they don’t. Maybe your employer gave you a brochure with all the options in it and you just...