The typical employer match 401K retirement plan will look something like this: Your company will match up to 3% of what you earn towards your retirement plan or 401K. Some companies will do slightly more or less, but 3% is typical. This means that if you are contributing 3% of what you earn towards your … Continue reading The Employer Match Retirement Plan
Creating a Financial Plan
Budgets are like diets. Most people will tell you they need one, most people have tried one at some point, and most have failed at some point in establishing or sticking to one. Creating a healthy financial picture requires a lot of the same principles as creating a healthy body. It requires hard work, discipline, … Continue reading Creating a Financial Plan
The Insurance Salesman
This post is a great example of why I think a blog like mine is necessary. I want to give you a little insight into the life insurance industry and why I have a problem with the way it works. The insurance industry thrives on keeping people in the dark. They make a lot of … Continue reading The Insurance Salesman
Introduction
The purpose of this blog is to help the average person out with understanding basic principles. A lot of concepts related to finance can be very confusing or very intimidating. Saving for retirement, preparing your taxes, creating a budget, investing in the stock market, we hear about these every day, but how many people know … Continue reading Introduction