The Retirement Spending Smile
Most people assume that once you retire, your spending pattern will be the same year-to-year. Research has shown that this, in fact, is not the case. Two studies came to the same conclusion. We spend more at the beginning of retirement and again towards the end. The graph of a retiree is spending pattern looks like a big smile.
College Students Personal Finance Grade a C or Worse
In a LendEDU study of 455 college students, 59% rated their ability to manage their money and their finances at a C grade or worse. The survey posed 25 questions to the students, covering how they felt about their financial knowledge to spending habits, budgeting, and saving.
David Lerner Associates Long Island Police Appreciation Run Has Raised More Than $300,000 for the Police Crisis Fund Over the Past 25 Years
David Lerner Associates has organized the Long Island Police Appreciation Run, along with the Greater Long Island Running Club, since its inception in 1991 and has raised more than $300,000.
Why the 4 Percent Rule No Longer Works
For decades Americans have calculated their retirement saving needs on the 4% Rule - if you can withdraw 4% of your retirement fund per year, there is every chance you will have enough money for your golden years. That rule was calculated on interest rates much higher than we are seeing now, and it is proving to be not so reliable for people who will retire in the future.
Smart Money Lessons from the Very Wealthy
We believe that when someone shows success in a field we could learn a thing or two from them. A master craftsman knows how to create beautiful objects, and a professor with a doctorate degree can teach his students well. This idea holds true in the field of finances too - those who have made a lot of money know things that could help the rest of us do better.
5 Ways to Fix Your Retirement Fund Shortfall
When you hit your 40s or 50s the idea of retirement (which seemed so far off in your 20s) is suddenly right around the corner. If you have reached this age and have not been diligently socking away money for retirement, there are some things you can do to fix the problem.
Financial Planning Tips for Recent Graduates
As proud families celebrate and relieved graduates get ready to enter the workplace, new financial concerns take precedence. Now it is no longer about how to pay for their education, it is whether they will get a job and how they will manage on their own.
Women and Men Think Differently About Finances Too
"Women are from Venus, men are from Mars" has become a saying embedded in our vocabulary. It indicates that women and men see things differently and have a different approach to many aspects of their lives. Finances, it appears, is one of these areas.