Some people believe that time horizon and risk tolerance are the only two factors that should affect asset allocation. They are wrong.
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Some people believe that time horizon and risk tolerance are the only two factors that should affect asset allocation. They are wrong.
While there is no single best measure of wealth, net worth is a seriously flawed metric.
How to build a one-sheet, dashboard-style view of your finances. A download-able template is provided.

Jim opens this post with: "Net Worth By Age charts are mere entertainment at best and misleading at worst."
With today’s lives, our daily essentials have also changed. Our true essentials still consist of food, water, shelter, and clothing, but now, here are twelve modern essentials that we think we need but are really not necessary

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans saw their net worth decline by $1.7 trillion in the first quarter - the biggest drop since 2002 - as declines in home values and the stock market ravaged their holdings...
I have the May issue of Money Magazine to thank for all the kind emails I have received recently. One of those emails came to me last week from a guy who has built a nice-sized nest egg even though he has never earned a big income. Here’s his email altered slightly for blog posting...

I just recently read "The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life" by Suze Orman. Here are some thoughts and detailed points about this book.

The third of a three-part series: analyzing what makes up personal-finance bloggers net worth to see what lessons can be learned.






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