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401(k) Millionaires

401(k) Millionaires What does this mean for your overall retirement strategy? Your workplace retirement account can play a critical role in your overall retirement strategy. However, some have gone further with the accounts than others, especially recently. CNBC reported on findings that place 401(k) accounts at all-time highs, with some even joining the much-desired “two comma club” of 401(k) millionaires. Average 401(k) balances jumped 24% from the previous year to $129,300. Also on the rise were overall contributions, with 12% [...]

By |2021-10-14T14:35:39-04:00October 14th, 2021|401(k)/403(b), Retirement, Savings and Investing|Comments Off on 401(k) Millionaires
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How U.S. Savings Bonds Work

How U.S. Savings Bonds Work How to keep track of your savings bonds’ maturity dates. Did you buy U.S. Savings Bonds decades ago? Or did your parents or grandparents purchase them for you? If they’re collecting dust in a drawer, you may want to take a look at them to see if any of your bonds have matured. If your bonds have matured, that means they are no longer earning interest, and it also means you may want to consider [...]

By |2021-10-14T14:30:16-04:00October 1st, 2021|Personal Finance|Comments Off on How U.S. Savings Bonds Work
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The Need for Power of Attorney

The Need for Power of Attorney POAs and other advanced directives are becoming more important  The point of the POA. A power of attorney (POA) is a legal instrument that delegates an individual’s legal authority to another person. If an individual is incapacitated, the POA assigns a trusted party to make decisions on his or her behalf. There are nondurable, springing, and durable powers of attorney. A nondurable power of attorney often comes into play in real estate transactions, or [...]

By |2021-09-17T14:36:11-04:00September 17th, 2021|Estate Planning, Personal Finance|Comments Off on The Need for Power of Attorney
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Making Sense of Seemingly Inconsistent Numbers

Making Sense of Seemingly Inconsistent Numbers Wise investors take the “big picture” view. It can be incredibly difficult to make sense of data. A report coming from one body may tell you one thing, and another report might seem to offer a wholly different perspective. Such is the case with August’s jobs numbers from the Department of Labor. There was a vast difference between the number projected in surveys of economists (720,000) and the number we received: a 235,000 increase [...]

By |2021-09-17T14:31:24-04:00September 2nd, 2021|Business/Economic News, Investing|Comments Off on Making Sense of Seemingly Inconsistent Numbers
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The Emergence of ESG Investing

The Emergence of ESG Investing How generational and societal change is influencing companies and the markets. ESG: what does that acronym stand for? Those three letters stand for "Environmental, Social, and Governance" and signify an investment that has particular merit to investors of all ages. A recent Morgan Stanley Bank survey found that almost 90% of millennials would prefer to have investments that suit their values. With young adults, ESG investing could become more and more of an element in [...]

By |2021-08-19T10:51:08-04:00August 19th, 2021|Investing, Socially Responsible Investing|Comments Off on The Emergence of ESG Investing
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