I listen to my fair share of financial advisor podcasts and advice that I often hear repeated is “you can’t help those who don’t want to be helped.” Therefore, financial advisors should work on marketing towards those who want help, and not try to convert people that haven’t actually thought about hiring a financial advisor. Read more about When I Saw The Light[…]
FIRE (financial independence, retire early) has been making its rounds through the big publications lately. Financial independence itself is fairly ubiquitous. Many people retire in their 60’s, because that is when they become financially independent due to the ability to claim their Social Security and a pension, if they have one. FIRE is different because there Read more about FIRE Misconceptions[…]
We all get too many emails, but one email I look forward to hitting my inbox is Professor Galloway‘s No Mercy / No Malice. Recently, his musings included a section on net worth, so obviously I got excited. Those who know the Professor, know that he is a very accomplished entrepreneur with a net worth Read more about The Rich and Their Money[…]
Retirement is a fairly new concept. The Social Security Administration was created only 83 years ago in 1935. The first pension in the US was started by American Express in 1875, but the pension system that we know today didn’t take off until after World War II. Prior to modern day retirement, people worked until Read more about What is Retirement?[…]