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Developing a
Savings Mentality |
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Is your retirement savings plan keeping up with your long-term goals and objectives? If not, you might need to change your attitude on saving and investing. And you may be able to do it without making a significant change in your lifestyle. Saving just a few more dollars each week could have a dramatic effect on the amount you’ll save over the long-term.
Saving just an extra $200 a month ($2,400 a year) can add tens of thousands of dollars to your retirement nest egg over the long-term through the power of compounding.
The first step is to develop a savings mentality. That means putting your savings first and your material needs second. In other words, as the saying goes, “the secret of financial success is to spend what you have left after saving... MORE |
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Financial Planning:
Starting Financial Education Early
Many people start their careers without a good idea about how to balance their spending with saving, and thus forego putting aside savings as their spending quickly expands to meet, or... MORE |
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Tax Planning:
Tax Deductions or Tax Credits-Which is Best for You?
A lot of individuals tend to confuse the difference between a “tax deduction” and a “tax credit.” It is a reasonable misunderstanding since it seems as though our government institutes... MORE |
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Insurance Insights:
Building Contingent Wealth
When planning your financial future it is not at all uncommon to spend considerable amounts of time, money and effort plotting a course. Specifically this often manifests itself in various... MORE |
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Investment Management Updates:
Why Are Saving Rates So Low These Days?
You may be wondering, why your savings accounts are earning such low interest these days? While low interest rates have aided borrowing, they have penalized savers; and that... MORE
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Thoughts from Bruce Helmer:
The Stock Market Benchmark: Remarkable
Consistency Over Time
he benchmark for many discussions of investment returns is the Standard & Poors (S&P) 500. The S&P 500 is an index... MORE |
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Sudoku Puzzle:
When you play sudoku you qualify to win a FREE $25 Gift Card for any participating Target. This month's puzzle... MORE |
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Upcoming Events:
As most of you know, one of our main goals is to educate our clients and our community. We look forward to seeing you at an upcoming seminar... MORE |
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