WIFE.org and Second Saturday co-founder honored by InvestmentNews Candace Bahr, owner of Bahr Investment Group, an LPL Financial-affiliated firm in Carlsbad, Calif., has made a profound impact over her 35-year career not only on her clients, but also on thousands of women across the U.S. About 26 years ago, some of her divorced and widowed clients approached […]
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Whether one of your stock purchases is flying high or plummeting downward, it can be tricky to decide when to sell a stock. Is your high riser about to implode? Should you stick with your spiraling stock in the hopes that it will rebound? Here are six signs that it’s time to cut the cord
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When Amber walked down the aisle eight years ago, she thought she was going to spend the rest of her life with Marcus. After their second child came along four years ago, they decided that Amber should leave her job as a product manager to take care of the children full time while Marcus continued
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Your retirement accounts, including your 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs), are likely to be your most significant assets along with your home. While you may think you’ll need every bit of money in those accounts for your retirement, what would happen if you die at an early age? Not fun to think about,
Is There Really a Magic Rule That Will Tell You Exactly How Much You Can Withdraw Every Year During Retirement? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a nice, simple rule you could follow to know how much money you could safely withdraw from your retirement savings so that you won’t accidentally go broke long
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Deciding when to retire is one of the most important life decisions you’ll ever make, but how do you know when the time has come? The “traditional” retirement age is 65, but maybe you dream of retiring early at, say, age 55. Can you afford to retire this early, or should you actually be considering
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I have always discouraged individual investors from spending any of their time on short-term market commentary and investment news. In today’s environment, that is particularly important. Why? Among other phenomenon, the financial news media’s obsession with the Federal Reserve’s position on raising interest rates has become a complete waste of time. Yes, rates will go
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If you are finally wrapping up your divorce, you probably feel financially and emotionally exhausted, even if the process wasn’t acrimonious. It takes a lot of work to untangle your assets (and your heart) from another, especially if you were married for a long time. Now, you are facing a life that might look very
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In the book, Unleash the Power of the Female Brain, Dr. Daniel G. Amen, a psychiatrist and brain imaging expert, imaged the brains of 46,000 men and women. He compared the blood flow and activity patterns between male and female brains and found significant differences. In summarizing his finding, Dr. Amen reported that female brains
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Simply stated, both of these seemingly disparate items appear to go on forever, i.e., they are endless. In the case of infinity pools, this attractive architectural amenity is a real plus, particularly for high-end residential real estate properties. However, when it comes to diversifying a mutual fund portfolio, it appears that the financial press, some
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Weddings are expensive, so it is too bad that they aren’t tax deductible. But wait – though tax write-offs may not be top-of-mind when you are planning your wedding, with careful planning there are some ways you can garner a tax deduction or two. Here are some ideas: The church. If you are paying a
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At WIFE.org, we don’t think retiring smart has to be complicated. A few good habits can make the difference between working a part-time job in retirement to make ends meet or spending more time with your grandchildren and taking a cruise each year. Here are three simple things you can start doing today to get
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Ladies, we know that “one size doesn’t fit all,” and that is especially true when it comes to planning for retirement. When we look to the future and retirement, we can’t think like men. Let’s look at three unique challenges that force women to think differently about retirement: A Longer Retirement Congratulations! If you were
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We all know how important it is to create a will that clearly states how you want your estate managed and distributed after you die, but does your will include your online assets? What Are Online Assets? Before the internet was born, our assets were paper bills, record collections, and vehicles that could be
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When you first start investing, it’s easy to get caught up in the daily rollercoaster of the stock market or to give into your urge to “beat” the market by trading stocks on your own. However, study after study shows that the majority of investors would be best served by investing their money into plain
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Most financial advisors suggest that a good rainy day fund or emergency savings fund contain three to six months of average living expenses. If you have a monthly mortgage payment, car payment, and some kiddos running around the house, that can really add up! How in the world are you going to save up that
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Who doesn’t want to increase their savings so they can afford a great vacation each year or retire in style at age 55? Here’s a tip: Savings are directly tied to spending. The less you spend, the more you can save. If your spending is out of control, here are six more savvy tips to
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Did you just come into a lot of money? Maybe you received an inheritance, won a lawsuit, sold a company, or simply won the lottery. Now you are figuratively sitting on piles of money. What a great problem to have! Except that it really can be a problem. We’ve all read the stories of lottery
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The popular saying is that the only guarantees in life are death and taxes, but do Americans really understand just how many taxes they pay? We don’t just mean all those ugly negatives on your pay stub. Taxes hit us everywhere, even when we do amazing things (getting married), normal things (drive to work), and
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April 15th isn’t the only important tax deadline you need to know about, especially if you are an employer, self-employed, a tax-exempt organization, or are in a unique tax situation. Let’s do a quick refresher of the most critical tax dates that you will be facing this year. January 15 – If you pay estimated
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If you sold stocks or mutual funds last year, hopefully you made a tidy profit (whoo-hoo!). Of course, Uncle Sam wants his cut of the profits, which are considered capital gains. The tax you owe will depend on your income bracket and how long you’ve owned the investments. If you owned them for a year
Every day we make important decisions that reflect our values. Maybe you paid an extra $0.50 for a free-trade coffee or rode your bike to work. Maybe your trunk is filled with reusable grocery bags, and your roof boasts shiny solar panels. Many of us are willing to put our dollars where our values are,
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Empower Your Financial Transformation with Money Clubs™ If you’ve ever set a big goal for yourself, you know how much it can help when you announce the goal to your friends and family…or better yet, recruit them to participate with you. Saying your goal out loud makes it feel more real, and once your family
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“Out of sight out of mind” is a great philosophy when it comes to building up your savings. While you’re at it, why not start “practicing” retirement?
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