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Retirement Countdown: Take Action Now to Get the Life You Want

From Publishers Weekly Shapiro, a personal finance columnist and director of financial planning, believes that many people do not do to plan for their retirement. The process of intimidating people, or the media or other authors in the belief that they can make all rocked the plans on their own cause. Shapiro advocates the use of financial planners and carry more importantly, the small steps with care. The book is divided into three parts, beginning with an overview of retirement. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-07 02:07:29

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Oracle delivers solid third quarter; Strong dollar dings fourth quarter outlook

March 18th, 2009 Posted by Larry Dignan @ 1:28 pmCategories:Earnings, Economy, General, OracleTags:Revenue, Oracle Corp., Dividend, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance, Larry ... in the third quarter was up 5 percent to $4.4 billion, but new software license sales were down [more...]

Date: 2009-03-18 20:28:12

Obama rolls out help for green tech

March 23rd, 2009 Posted by Richard Koman @ March 23, 2009 @ 8:32 PMCategories:Government technologyTags:Green Technology, Barack Obama, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Research & Development, Financial Planning, Finance, Business Operations, Richard KomanPresident Barack Obama put $1.2 billion where his mouth has been on green [more...]

Date: 2009-03-24 03:32:15

Estate Planning: Which Estate Documents Do You Need?

Estate planning is probably the most neglected aspect of personal finance because we don’t like to deal with the reality of our own death. Making decisions about who will get what when we die and medical treatments we do or don’t want while dying are not exactly at the top of our “fun” list. But taking the time to deal with these critical issues can save your family and friends a lot of heartache, stress, and even money. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-15 08:00:07

Clear signs that economic crisis is affecting us

As the saying goes, if the United States sneezes, the whole world catches a cold - and the credit cr is is certainly has infected the globe ... at Prowess Investment Managers, told the recent series of meetings of the acs is /Personal Finance Financial Planning Club. [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 14:59:07

Torrid Technologies’ 2009 Retirement Planning Software Helps Individuals Verify Retirement Finances

ATLANTA, Ga. — The Retirement Savings Planner 2009 from Torrid Technologies ( torrid-tech.com ) ... who want to be personally involved with managing their personal retirement planning scenarios. The results ... percent each report asking a financial advisor and doing their own estimate. Others read or hear how [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 23:55:44

Reflections on Leaving My Job… Six Months Later

Six months ago, I left my corporate job . My goals to spend more time with my kids, teach others about personal finance, ... the market decline. In addition, I was planning to withdraw significantly less than I could safely ... . Retirement Withdrawals. The FIRECalc models show that a significant decline in your portfolio [more...]

Date: 2009-03-16 13:29:04

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Protecting Your 401 (k) and IRA: CFP, Jennifer Lane, Bill Lane

No need to panic. Written by financial experts, this essential guide tells investors how to keep their investments safe in this difficult economy ... Financial Planner and founder of Compass Planning Associates in Boston. She’s the weekly personal finance ... of $2 trillion About the Author Bill Lane is an author, editor, speaker, and finan [more...]

Date: 2009-03-18 12:29:38

Press Release - TIME TO SPRING AHEAD: JUMP START YOUR PERSONAL FINANCES WITH SIMPLE TAX PLANNING

- Tax Refunds Not a Smart Investment - WASHINGTON, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Personal Statement by Eleanor Blayney, Consumer Advocate for the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards (CFP Board): Every spring, Americans spend consi [more...]

Date: 2009-03-17 17:19:54

Even if you have less income, Green Sherpa allows financial peace

Filed under: Banks, Budgets, Debt, Technology, Recession, Investing, Identity Theft In a recession, ... to watch your personal cash flow ebb about, think otherwise. While many personal finance software ... to have peace of mind" as a future planning tool," Yaffee told me in a telephone interview from his office [more...]

Date: 2009-03-04 17:00:00

Roundup - Shopping for Strollers Edition

My wife and I went stroller shopping this weekend. We didn’t plan on buying anything now, ... it evens out in the long run! Personal Finance Hour. Jim (Bargaineering) and JD Roth (Get Rich Slowly) have started a weekly online radio show: Personal Finance Hour . Be sure to check it out! Use [more...]

Date: 2009-03-29 11:50:17

Daily Links: Turn on Your Radio Edition

Last month, I was a guest on Frugal Coast2Coast , a BlogTalkRadio program ... of The Personal Finance Hour this coming Monday at 3pm Pacific (6pm Eastern). Please join us! We want the show ... home, and includes subjects like economics , personal financial planning , investments (at MIT [more...]

Date: 2009-03-19 02:00:56

Torrid Technologies 2009 Retirement Planning Software Lets Individuals Verify Retirement Finances

ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. 23 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- The Retirement Savings Planner 2009 from Torrid Technologies (torrid-tech.com) is now available in versions both for professional advisors and for individuals or couples who want to be personally involved with managing their personal retirement planning scenarios [more...]

Date: 2009-02-23 18:00:39

How to Survive and Prosper…During This Worsening Economy!

By Lew Nason Americas finances are in turmoil. The personal economies of many individual Americans and their families are on the precipice of a disastrous failure. Few families have a personal plan to help them meet these financial challenges, and they need your help! Opportunities abound for insurance agents, financial advisors [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 11:30:35

10 Personal Finance Essentials

This article is part of an M-Network group writing project, the 12 Days of Christmas - Personal Finance Style ... of the essentials: Medical Insurance. Life Insurance - Term, Whole, Universal, or Variable Life ... of insurance to protect your assets, investments to prepare for retirement, and a plan to take care [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 12:53:55

Retirement Planning Software from Torrid Technologies Lets Individuals Verify Retirement Finances

ATLANTA, Ga. — The Retirement Savings Planner 2009 from Torrid Technologies is now available in versions both for professional advisors and for individuals or couples who want to be personally involved with managing their personal retirement planning scenarios [more...]

Date: 2009-02-24 00:15:58

Debunking the Myth of Replacement Income

Hop on over to our favorite navy jet Fighter Pilot’s web-site where he is hosting this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance … it’s where you get ... of ‘holy gospel’ used by almost the entire financial planning industry: There is an annual study ... :) ______________________________________________ When you visit a financial planner, one of the [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 09:31:25

Weekly Links: October 4, 2009

Each Sunday I highlight the Carnivals I participated in over the past week, along with any notable articles that I came across. For those readers not familiar with carnivals, it’s where personal finance bloggers submit their best articles of the week with one blog serving as the host. The entries are separated into various categories such as Investing, Credit, Debt, Budgeting, Frugality, Wealth Building, Money Management, Financial Planning, Insurance, Taxes, The Economy, Real Estate, et. al. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-04 10:30:50

Weekly Links: September 27, 2009

Date: 2009-09-27 10:30:46

Personal Finance Roundup [Money]

10 things credit card issuers don't say ... Bankrate "With a little financial planning a loss of employer contributions to your 401(k) need not derail your retirement plan." — FREE MONEY FINANCE (Photo: frankieleon ) [more...]

Date: 2009-03-19 16:00:00

Do You Need A Certified Financial Planner?

Need help to manage your money ? There was once a time when I thought I’d pursue a career in personal financial planning as a second wind (after I moved on from a career in the engineering field). I’ve always been interested in helping others out with their finances, and this would be a natural progression. But it would take some studying and passing some certifications to do this. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-08 04:01:26

Free Passive Income Start Up Opportunities

photo credit: r-z Passive Income can come in many different forms as well as from several different sources ... of income sources needs to treat them just like they would as a business or personal finance decision. Any ... . It is the investigation of potential start up costs and proper planning that will help determine [more...]

Date: 2009-04-03 12:02:33

GMAC Is Here To Help. Unless You’re A Dealer.

Good news, everyone! A finance company whose risky investments in auto and real estate loans required it to beg for $6B in bailout cash is at the ... ready to teach you the secrets of smart financial planning. According to a release at PR Newswire, GMAC “has bolstered its effort to provide consumers with personal finance ... [more...]

Date: 2009-03-19 03:17:16

The failed reunion.

Project 365 #50: Saturday, 4th April 2009 I went to Midvalley at about 2pm all by my own to return tickets I was supposed to sell for a rave ... ; finance (particularly financial planning).. funny, I know, ‘cause I’m supposed to have an interest ... and spent my time at MPH perusing some books before settling on this month’s issue of Personal [more...]

Date: 2009-04-05 18:16:53

Best of Personal Finance Blog by MoneyNing - Mar 2009

Our economy is still sluggish but we are much further along the path to recovery and we are getting closer and closer by the second ... for More Wealth How a Taoist Would Deal with a Recession Inheriting Generations of Frugal ... and Being More Organized Why You Are Important Money Management Basic Four Step Plan [more...]

Date: 2009-04-01 13:00:33

Personal Finances (Resourceful Living): Larry Burkett

Editorial Reviews Do I really need a budget? How can I get out of debt? Should I give my kids an allowance? ... of respected Christian financial counselor Larry Burkett. To answer them in a direct and brief way ... you through the basics of wise financial planning. From the youngest member of your family to the oldest [more...]

Date: 2009-03-25 15:43:17

Small Business For Dummies (For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)): Eric Tyson, Jim Schell

Editorial Reviews Want to start the small business of your dreams? Want to breathe new life into the one you already have? ... from generating ideas and locating start-up money to hiring the right people, balancing the books, and planning ... or not to incorporate Make sense of financial statements Navigate legal and tax issues Buy [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 07:04:27

Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance In Your Twenties and Thirties: Beth Kobliner

Editorial Reviews From Library Journal For twentysomethings and thirtysomethings, ... accounts, tearing up credit cards, 401k plans and IRAs, and other important topics. Kobliner ... interests of these age groups. She discusses investing in mutual funds, tax-deferred savings plans, staying [more...]

Date: 2009-03-29 14:36:45

How to Calculate Your Net Worth

T oday’s post on calculating your net worth is the first in an ongoing series I have tentatively called “Personal Finance Basics ... Investment Accounts - include any annuities or life insurance policies if they have a cash value Retirement Accounts - include employee plans and IRAs Value [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 13:35:18

WSJ: Don’t exercise??–retirement may be shorter but still costly

Jonathan Clements writes a really renouned “Getting Going” mainstay for a WSJ which covers all sorts of personal monetary issues together with retirement, monetary planning, saving, investments, and spending patterns between many others. It’s a simple “how to” mainstay on handling your finances. He is a many unsentimental and essential bard and at large read. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-15 19:23:06

Weekly Roundup and Carnivals

This week I participated in these carnivals. 197th Carnival of Personal Finance 170th Festival of Frugality Money Hacks Carnival Spring Edition March 22, 2009 Carnival of Money Saving Tips March 21, 2009 Carnival of Financial Planning These are a couple of posts I checked out this week… OneChancetoLive asks “ Should [more...]

Date: 2009-03-27 13:05:33

Krugman: Geithner Plan “won’t work”

I have the same misgivings about the Public Private Partnership Investment Program that Paul Krugman does ... : bailout , banking system , crisis solutions , finance personalities , financial media ; Add [more...]

Date: 2009-03-25 12:00:54

The Advances In Human Resources Software

For interested individuals, a Human Resource Management System (HRMS) is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) ... integrated alongside other commercial programs such as finance. Through the years administering ... now now track employee information like education, job history, skills, as well as personal details [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 07:54:53

Teen Guide to Personal Financial Management

Why should young people even think about saving for retirement? Why not run credit card debt up to the max if the bank is willing to lend it? ... of credit cards to planning for college and retirement, the volume logically walks readers through ... account to budgeting, paying for college, financing a car, and tax-deferred retirement accounts [more...]

Date: 2009-03-29 03:33:00

10 Clutter-Free Gift Ideas for Kids

T his morning, our four year old daughter told me, “I don’t want a bunch of things for Christmas. I just want one thing: a pogo stick.” I paused to reflect on how delightfully easy it is to choose Christmas presents for little ones. We are constantly cutting back on the number of toys and parts and pieces that are so often underfoot in our home. The approaching holiday season has me thinking about how we can celebrate through giving, without increasing the volume of stuff in our home. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-21 04:01:33

Important News - Oct. 20 update 1

1) “Homes: About to get much cheaper” Let housing prices collapse. Don’t get in the way of it or you’ll be crushed. 2) “Niall Ferguson: U.S. Empire in Decline, on Collision Course with China” 3) U.S. poised to bring more insider trading cases BOSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fresh from laying charges in the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history, U.S. federal investigators are poised to bring further “significant” cases. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-20 16:00:45

Should You Stop Funding Retirement to Focus on Debt?

This article is by GRS staff writer Adam Baker. In addition to his work at Get Rich Slowly, Baker blogs over at Man Vs. Debt, where he compiles the most famous and inspiring quotes on debt . This article is a part of National Save for Retirement Week , and a sort of follow-up to yesterday’s post about the choice between retirement or a down payment . Whether you should halt your retirement contributions in order to focus debt is one of the most heavily debated dilemmas in personal finance. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-21 12:00:51

WeMedianomics

A view to the future of media Back at the turn, Andrew Nachison and I formulated the concept of We Media and coined the phrase to describe imminent social, technological and economic changes that would impact the news industry. Though seemingly apparent, business implications would be addressed by responsive publishers, media managers and strategic planners. Thy would recognize a catastrophic threat to the future of their companies, then steer them to safe haven. Or so we thought. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-16 15:05:59

Friday Links – Baby Week Edition!

Every Friday at The Canadian Finance Blog we look at ten of the best posts for that week from many great bloggers. To wrap up Baby Week I wanted to do something slightly different. These are the best all-time baby and child raising posts that I found and since there were so many great articles, I’m listing 20 to give expecting parents a large resource for further reading! Four Pillars has an excellent baby expense series . Million Dollar Journey has tips when shopping for a newborn . [more...]

Date: 2009-10-16 09:00:59

10 Free Online Budgeting Applications

One of the great things about the Internet is that free stuff is everywhere. Sometimes you can even find good free stuff. It may surprise you that there are a lot of companies offering to help you budget your money for free. Before I go too much further with the mention of "free", I should mention my definition of free here. While you won't pay to use any of this software, you will be trusting your financial data with the company. That could come with some potential hacking and identity theft issues. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-21 17:47:59

Free subscription to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

Click on the Link below the post then fill out the form to get the Free subscription to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance . Kiplinger’s Personal Finance provides readers with the information they need to make smart decisions about their money. Each issue includes intelligent reporting on investments, taxes, insurance, paying for college, planning for retirement, home ownership, major purchases such as cars and computers and other personal finance topics. Click here to get your subscription [more...]

Date: 2009-10-21 21:11:05

How To Use Credit Cards Without Bankrupting Yourself

Credit cards, contrary to popular belief, are not a necessity. It is perfectly feasible to go through life without a credit card – but few are cash rich enough to do so and building credit is difficult without some kind of revolving credit in your history. Not to mention that making online purchases and accruing rewards is nearly impossible with cash (though admittedly doable with a debit card). In spite of all this, credit cards are, essentially, a convenience. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-21 09:00:43

Collapsed Ceiling (and Personal Finance Links)

Yesterday, I woke up to a call from my tenant. That's never the right way to start the day. It turns out that the new washer that I got last week overflowed causing the part of the ceiling to collapse. These things always seem to happen on a Sunday when you can't get a hold of contractors and the appliance company. Fortunately, I have a great tenant. He knew a contractor that could get there and give an estimate. It will be around $1600 to fix. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-19 22:14:02

Saving Money in Five Minutes Flat

Are you saving your money for a rainy day, but feeling as if you are always struggling to get ahead of the financial storm? You are certainly not alone. Prepare your financial umbrella with this quick, no nonsense guide to saving money in five minutes. - * First and foremost, stop making excuses because no excuse is good enough for you to be spending all of your money rather than putting something, anything, into savings. Not making enough money or resolving to do it later is simply not good enough. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-17 18:55:01

ModernGraham’s Friday Linkfest #3

Each Friday, I will be posting a list of the best links of the week. I’ll collect what I find most interesting during the week, and will take submissions of articles that readers find interesting. Best of the week from ModernGraham’s Reading List: Jonathan Goldberg on Investing posted Calculations on Return (ROA vs ROE vs ROIC) . DividendsValue had quite a few good posts, as usual: 3 Big Names, 3 Big Dividend Increases Progress Update – September 2009 Genuine Parts Co. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-16 14:06:09

Posts about Iran Nuclear Program as of October 16, 2009

The neocon idea of peace: nuclear war - bartblog.bartcop.com 10/16/2009 Excerpt: John Bolton, former ambassador to the U.N. under the Bush administration, apparently has a novel idea of “ensuring peace” in the middle east. A nuclear first strike on Iran. During a conference at the University of Chicago sponsored by the University Young Republicans and Chicago Friends of Israel, ironically entitled “Ensuring Peace,” Bolton stated once again: “Negotiations U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-16 08:05:27

Discretionary Spending & The Spending Journal

Like this article? Here are 3 free ways to join the community and follow the progress – Sign up for email updates , Subscribe to my RSS feed , And/or follow me on Twitter . If you want to increase your success with budgeting and money management, start keeping a spending journal. Period. Before starting our spending journals we could not get a solid handle on our budget. Discretionary spending is the silent killer looking to reek havoc on your budget. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-21 10:00:24

Why Don’t Most Financial Planners Plan Finances?

“If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.” – Yogi Berra W e went to a fascinating conference a couple weeks back that showed the inner workings of the financial planning industry in Canada. It was the first annual Financial Planning Week in Canada, so all the “experts” met for a day to discuss how the industry is misunderstood. “Financial planning is still about selling” is the title to Jonathan Chevreau’s article. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-20 10:30:09

Freeing Up Breathing Room in a Tight Budget

If your budget is so tight that you feel like you cannot find room to breathe, then you are probably in need of some way of freeing up your cash so that you can relieve some stress. While you may not necessarily be in a position to be able to overhaul your whole budget, there are still some things that you can do to make your budget a little more manageable, and the tips listed below are going to help you achieve this. At the very least, they are going to give you an increase in breathing room. [more...]

Date: 2009-10-21 11:45:51

Unintended Consequences

I’ve been planning a post on the concept of unintended consequences for the last two years. I keep coming up with different perspectives on it, put off posting, and continually rework it. I don’ t think there’s any way I’ll be able to do the idea justice in under 1000 words, so I going to take a friend’s advice and just put a stake in the ground (and hopefully commenters and future post can flesh out the idea better). [more...]

Date: 2009-10-20 08:59:16

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