Finance

In preparing for retirement, there are nine deadlines everyone should keep in mind. These affect your retirement, taxes, Social Security, Medicare and other aspects of your financial health.

The ‘Money Industry’ bought control of America and, as such, bought control of the American political system and, in the process, betrayed America’s trust in them. They are still in control and there is no end in sight. Words: 1611

Increasing your net worth will take time, some financial discipline and sound investment planning, but the reward is financial security. Every dollar you devote to building your net worth moves you closer to freedom from worry during a short-term difficulty or over the course of a long-term obligation.

When interest rates are low, businesses and individuals are more likely to borrow. Unfortunately, the resulting sub-zero interest rates were the exact opposite than those intended.

Some excellent insights on the income history of what we might think of as the private middle-class wage earner. The latest hypothetical real (inflation-adjusted) annual earnings are at $38,159, down 11.5% from 45-plus years ago.

If you want to do something about economic inequality in this country – especially as it relates to your own financial circumstances – the important thing is not what you believe or whom you vote for. It’s how you handle your own time, choices and money.

The U.S. public sector pensions situation is a looming disaster that could trigger the next great financial crisis spreading from pensions to currencies...student loans, emerging markets, and European failed states.

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Americans are really falling down on the job when it comes to estate planning in part because we just don't want to think about our own mortality and it can be hard to worry too much about what will happen to our assets after we're gone since we won't be around to see it but dying intestate does have some pretty serious consequences, even though you won't be the one experiencing them. Here's the sobering truth about what happens if you don't have a will in place when you die.

It's nice to think about the day when you can...spend your time relaxing, traveling, and enjoying life to the fullest. Well, if you want that dream to become a reality, you may need to make some significant life changes now.