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Learn the Difference Between Investments and Contracts

Make the difference between investments and contracts work for you

You use both investments and contracts to build your net worth and reach your R Minus 10 milestone. What’s the difference between investments and contracts, and why does it matter? Because like any smart consumer, you need to know what

mattspaur June 11, 2019June 23, 2019 Investing 2 Comments Read more

Use Donor Advised Funds to Compound Your Charitable Giving

Turn your book club into a donor-advised fund club

Twenty years ago during the Dot-Com 1990s, when I had a lot more money, I put $50,000 into a donor-advised fund. It felt like the right thing to do.

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Understand How The Economy Works, In 30 Minutes–Really!

Understand How The Economy Works, In 30 Minutes–Really!

If you are reading this blog, you probably want to know how the economy works. Maybe terms like recession, inflation, interest rates, and consumer credit fly through the news but leave you with a vague, uneasy feeling. Watch this video,

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Plan Your Retirement Income Streams Now

Plan Your Retirement Income Streams Now

I’ve come late to retirement income planning. Now I find myself ten years from when I’d like to retire (although not quite at the R Minus Ten milestone), with a mish-mash of accounts. I have an IRA account, a standard

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Testing Automated Investing

Testing Automated Investing

At the end of 2016, I looked at our family’s investment performance and thought, “We need to up our game.”

mattspaur August 28, 2018October 7, 2018 Investing 1 Comment Read more

Designing Better Ways to Save for Retirement

Designing Better Ways to Save for Retirement

In a recent retirement study by Transamerica, respondents of all ages said that they would need to save at least $1 million to feel secure in retirement.

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Average Earnings for Investments

Average Earnings for Investments

Now you know that, thanks to compound interest and the Rule of 72, you can double your money in ten years with just seven percent interest. So, where can you safely earn seven percent interest?

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The Rule of 72

The Rule of 72

Since the 1400s, books on investing have described the Rule of 72.

mattspaur June 12, 2018October 7, 2018 Investing 2 Comments Read more

Compound Interest: The Eighth Wonder of the World

Compound interest grows your money for you

People claim that Albert Einstein called compound interest “the most powerful force in the universe.”

mattspaur May 22, 2018October 7, 2018 Investing 9 Comments Read more

Defining the Time Value of Money

Imagine the time value of money since 1776

When money professionals mention “the time value of money,” most people’s eyes glaze over. Professionals only make it worse by following up with, “A dollar today is worth more than a dollar a year from now.” (For example, in this

mattspaur April 24, 2018September 2, 2018 Investing Read more

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