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Tug of War: Handling the Challenge of Competing Financial Goals
Let's walk through three steps to help you handle the challenge of competing financial goals.
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Don't Assume the Default 401(k) Contribution Is Enough
Photo: Amy Hirschi (Unsplash) When you opened up your 401(k), you were probably presented with a few default options. Maybe your workplace automatically put 3% of your paycheck towards 401(k) contributions, for example. Maybe you were told that the company would match your contributions up to 5%, so you elected to cont
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Advice To Women On Bridging the Retirement Savings Gap
Women continue to fall short in their overall retirement savings as compared to their male counterparts. There are many contributing factors to this. For one, women get paid less so there simply isn’t as much to put away. The most recent Census data confirms that on average, a full time working woman earns 20 cents per
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3 Good Reasons to Outsource in Your Small Business
There is a growing trend in businesses to outsource some functions. There are many reasons outsourcing is an excellent option for many companies, and the advances in technology make it a viable solution. Many employers originally looked at outsourcing with suspicion. If owners didn't have control over the individual te
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3 Reasons to Open a Roth IRA in 2021
Nearly 25 million people own Roth IRAs, according to the Investment Company Institute, but that's a far cry from the number of Americans who could contribute to one if they wanted. While a Roth IRA isn't the best retirement account for everyone, it has some distinct advantages that make it worth considering, especially
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Have a Small Business With a Partner? Key-Life Insurance Needs to Be a Top Priority
If you run a small business with one or more partners, what should be your priority?
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Investing in Today's Bear Market? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions First
Many people hear the words "bear market" and think they ought to run and hide. After all, the idea of investing when the stock market is down can be scary. But actually, bear markets offer solid investment opportunities -- because stocks are cheaper to buy on a whole. If you're thinking of putting money into stocks in
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3 Things Student Loan Borrowers Need to Know About Biden's 12 Month "On-Ramp" to Repayment
Student loan payments have officially restarted after three-and-a-half years, as the COVID-19 payment and interest pause has come to an end. In an
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5 Steps to a Secure Retirement Plan for Business Owners
When you're planning for how you'll manage your finances when you're retired you can't be hasty. Retirement planning is perhaps a multistep process, and it evolves with time. That being said, retirement planning for the service class and business owners is not the same. In most cases, the service class receives provide
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5 Things to Do as Your Retirement Date Approaches
If you're among the nearly 5.6 million Americans who retire every year, here are five ways to make retirement easier.