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Category Archives: Retirement

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What I’ve Learned

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, Saving, UncategorizedBy Guest BloggerDecember 7, 2020Leave a comment

By: Laura Walton AFC®   In April of 2016 we launched our first 3rd Decade classes, two classes each with 20 participants. Word of mouth filled six classes the following year with 120 participants; we expanded from Tucson to Tempe and Flagstaff. In the three years since, growth hasn’t abated.   Our statistics show that…

An Evil Stepmother’s Guide for Teaching Your Child Personal Finance (Part 1)

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, Saving, UncategorizedBy Guest BloggerOctober 29, 2020Leave a comment

By: Diane Darling   An Evil Stepmother’s Guide for Teaching Your Child Personal Finance, PART 1   I am in a family situation in which I do not have biological children of my own, but I do have a 14-year-old stepson – one whose future financial security I worry about on a daily basis!  …

A $300k Haircut and Other Odds and Ends

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, Saving, UncategorizedBy Guest BloggerOctober 13, 2020Leave a comment

By: Laura Walton AFC®   As participants in the 3rd Decade program know, we hold Warren Buffett in high esteem. He’s 90 and worth about $82 billion but most of that wealth – 90% of it – came after he turned 65. This makes our point – wealth is built by consistent investing over time,…

CARES Student Loan Deferment

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, Saving, UncategorizedBy Guest BloggerSeptember 16, 2020Leave a comment

By: Jennifer Edwards (Candidate for CFP®, CSLP®)   On August 8th, the CARES Act federal student loan administrative forbearance was extended through December 31, 2020. Prior to that, it was set to expire on September 30th. What does that mean for you? Let’s review some key points.   If you wish to make payments on…

Turn Left Today Instead of Right: Breaking the Cycle

Planning, Retirement, SavingBy Guest BloggerAugust 18, 2020Leave a comment

By: Cody Cassidy CFP®   Phrases that are all too common: “I just can’t seem to get ahead.” “I’m tired of living paycheck-to-paycheck.” “It always feels like one step forward and two steps back.” These are all associated with the cyclical consequences of routine. Despite telling ourselves that we are going to commit to… you…

Make Your Own Luck

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, SavingBy Guest BloggerAugust 4, 2020Leave a comment

By: Laura Walton AFC®   I love to gamble; fortunately I hate to lose money more than I love to gamble. When I’ve been at a table, I’ve noticed that whether it’s blackjack or craps, you can tell something about a person watching them play. Kenny Rogers had it right, “you gotta know when to…

Swim Out Past The Waves

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, SavingBy Guest BloggerJuly 21, 2020Leave a comment

Playing in waves on the beach can be fun, but have you ever reached open water? Have you ever reached that glorious, calm spot past the surf zone where you feel the massive, effortless strength of the ocean raise you up then gently back down all while happily floating on the surface?   Wading out…

ESG Investing – 3rd Decade Podcast Follow-Up

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, SavingBy Guest BloggerJuly 8, 2020Leave a comment

ESG Investing 101   So you liked the podcast, now you want to know how to actually find some options for Sustainable/Social investing. Well my friends, it’s time to do your homework. Ugh. I know, but what a good use of our quarantime!    First of all, I can’t tell you which fund I think…

The Non-Ideal Consumer

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, SavingBy Guest BloggerJune 22, 2020Leave a comment

The Non-Ideal Consumer   Times are tough right now. Millions of people have lost their jobs and salaries may be depressed for years in some industries. Personal budgets are tight and emergency funds are being tapped into across the world. Let’s focus on some things we can actually control at the moment. I want to…

K.I.S.S.

Earning, Investing, Planning, Retirement, SavingBy Guest BloggerJune 10, 2020Leave a comment

By: Laura Walton AFC®   We all have plenty to worry about these days – a pandemic, social unrest, economic uncertainty and now a fire burning in our beautiful Catalinas. Yesterday, in a final meeting at the two-year mark with a participant in the 3rd Decade program he asked “what should I be reading, who…

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