Most New Year’s resolutions relate to either fitness or finances. I’m not a real authority on fitness, but I do have a few thoughts on finances. Below are 10 ideas to make sure your retirement planning is on track for the New Year. 1. Automate your saving—Make sure you stick to your savings goals by [...]
Archive | December, 2011
My brain made me do it: How to avoid bad investment decisions.
So far during 2011, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has had moves of 100 points or more on 97 trading days. That’s 23 more than during all of 2010 and the year isn’t even over yet. With so much volatility and uncertainty, it would be easy to panic and make decisions you’ll later regret. Unfortunately, your [...]
Hurry up. You have plenty of time.
“You’re going to die in 48 hours.” If a doctor gave you that diagnosis, would your plans change for the next two days? Absolutely, right? You would be racing around like a madman (or woman) saying goodbye to family and friends and tying up as many loose ends as possible. Now imagine that the diagnosis [...]
The glass is half full
I received an email the other day from a friend who had just finished reading an article of mine in the newspaper. His email said: “I awoke this morning feeling at peace with my future; thinking I had everything under control and that my family’s needs were completely taken care of. Then I read your [...]
A little pre-weekend inspiration
I saw a great post today by Tyler Tervooren at Advanced Riskology. I thought it was timely inspiration as you work on your plan for the New Year, so I asked him if I could share it with you (see below). Hope you enjoy it. Check out Tyler’s website for more “get out of your [...]
Markets
| S&P 500 | 1649.60 | ||
| NASDAQ | 3498.965 | ||
| Cboeinterestrate1 | 2.011 | ||
| Gold Dec 11 | 1561.50 | ||
| Crude Oil Jan 12 | 97.00 | ||
| Us Dollar Index F | 83.64 |
