Archive for June, 2006

Un-selling the Retirement Myth….

Monday, June 26th, 2006

Fortune Magazine has a great write-up this month about retirement. Now, I recently wrote about the Baby Boomers having on average $44,000 saved for retirement. But you can’t really get that mad at them. After all, they grew up when everyone believed in pensions and social security. So how do you ...

Don’t EVER make this Mistake!

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Human beings are funny creatures. Rarely do we use logic to decide much of anything. We are all fueled by emotion. Pride, ego, self-esteem, and judgment help form our beliefs. We hold on to them dearly. Let’s keep this in mind the next time we decide to tell someone he or ...

Baby Boomers

Tuesday, June 20th, 2006

Here’s an article on CNN Money. We should be thinking about what will happen to economy when the baby boomers retire. Will we hear a giant sucking sound as they pull their life savings out of the stock market? Then I read in this article: “The median amount in a boomer's 401(k) ...