By: Laura Walton AFC® Morgan Housel writes for the Motley Fool and Wall Street Journal while contributing to The Huffington Post, Business Insider and USA Today. He’s talented at expressing financial truths in a way that hits home. I’ve picked my favorite 13 of Morgan’s observations from his February 10, 2014 post titled “77 Reasons You’re Awful…
Please read and share with anyone you know in their 20’s Whatever you have properly invested by age of 30 will likely grow to 16 times itself by age 66. Whatever you have properly invested by age 39 will likely grow to 8 times itself by age 66. Whatever you have properly invested by age…
By: Laura Walton AFC® I wonder at what tension setting my spinning instructor has her bike set? Not that I could match it, she’s a very fit long-distance rider, but it would give me something to shoot for. Financial benchmarks can help us in the same way – something to shoot for. Let’s review a…
By: Laura Walton AFC® We tend to copy those around us either consciously or subconsciously. If you yawn, I yawn. I find myself crossing my arms when talking to someone whose arms are crossed. This instinct can even affect our decision making. If I don’t have enough information to make a decision on my own,…
By: Laura Walton AFC® People are calling Jerry Schlichter, a consumer rights lawyer in St. Louis, the 401k Lone Ranger. He’s successfully sued several large employers for mishandling their 401k plans; Boeing is his current target. When I heard the story on NPR, it was the 28% difference that really got my attention. Schlichter said,…