A fictional finance story for business owners to learn about buy-sell agreements. Stan and Leigh are owners of Fabulous Adventure Comics, LLC, the largest comic book store in Texas. And that's really big! Stan and Leigh have been 50/50 business partners for a long time. Plus, … [Read more...] about A Buy-Sell Agreement Adventure
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The Unfortunate Reality of Social Security Benefits
What to Expect There are a lot of unfortunate realities of Social Security benefits, the first of which is that most people don’t understand how it works. And that is a sad fact because the federal government forces almost everyone to contribute part of their income. It is the … [Read more...] about The Unfortunate Reality of Social Security Benefits
TARA, TAPAS & TIARA: Alternatives for Investing Wisely
TARA, TAPAS & TIARA might not be familiar investment terms, but with a looming recession, you'll want to know these terms. Moreover, they're newly coined terms that refer to a trend several prominent investment experts endorse. In short, I will tell you what these acronyms … [Read more...] about TARA, TAPAS & TIARA: Alternatives for Investing Wisely
Secure Your Retirement Against Inflation
Protect Your Retirement A secure and comfortable retirement is what most people want as they age, and inflation has become a significant problem. Did you hear the news on Friday? If you’re reading this a little late, that was Feb 24th. Unfortunately, the numbers … [Read more...] about Secure Your Retirement Against Inflation
Improve Your Retirement in 10 Minutes: The 10-10-10 Rule
You can improve your retirement and your chess game in 10 minutes. Using the 10-10-10 Rule, you can improve the outlook for retirement in the short, intermediate, and long term. The approach is similar to what some chess players do to improve their game. I love playing … [Read more...] about Improve Your Retirement in 10 Minutes: The 10-10-10 Rule
Recognizable Stocks vs. Unknown Stocks: Investing Smartly
We all want to know how to invest smartly. But how? One way to look at investing is to compare the known versus the unknown. Here's what I mean. Years ago, my wife and I went to a home and garden show. A vendor that was selling carpet cleaning products caught our … [Read more...] about Recognizable Stocks vs. Unknown Stocks: Investing Smartly
Reviving Retro Fashion & the 60/40 Portfolio
A Blast from the Past! Reviving retro fashion trends is popular but could reviving the past trend of the 60/40 portfolio be on the comeback too? I used to have bell-bottom pants. How about you? I remember being fourteen and getting bell-bottom pants and platform shoes for … [Read more...] about Reviving Retro Fashion & the 60/40 Portfolio
Worst Day To Best Day
Just in case you need to hear this... Bad things happen in life, and people can be mean. But we don’t have to let these things define us. You can turn your worst day into your best day by focusing on the good instead of the bad. Last week started to be great for me. But … [Read more...] about Worst Day To Best Day
Being An Accidental Retiree
Discover Your Retirement Identity Being an accidental retiree is one of the most uncomfortable situations I have ever been in. But now I am not. So, what is an accidental retiree? It's a person that retired earlier than expected due to health problems. Nothing is so … [Read more...] about Being An Accidental Retiree
More complicated than it needs to be?
Let's ask Mr. Owl. Have you ever made something more complicated than it needs to be? For example, do you remember the Tootsie Pop commercial with the turtle and the owl? The little boy asks Mr. Owl, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop? … [Read more...] about More complicated than it needs to be?