In the last week of January, a small company stock shot up 500%. The retail store, GameStop, which sells video games and consoles, was caught up in a collective frenzy from an online community that led to billion dollar hedge funds needing emergency capital and…
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Should I Delay Taking Social Security Even If It Means Withdrawing From My IRA?
If you’re evaluating when you take Social Security you might be asking yourself this: By waiting to take Social Security, I’ll get a larger benefit. But while I’m waiting, I’ll have to withdraw more from my retirement savings, which means I’ll miss out on the…
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A Conversation With Charlie Munger
I had the opportunity to listen to vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Charlie Munger speak via webinar back in December. The conversation was put on by Caltech and the good news is that the whole conversation is available for replay here. There’s never a bad time…
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4Q 2020 Market Overview (& Coronavirus Diary)
Where do I begin other than saying welcome to 2021! For all the craziness that was 2020, the markets as a whole posted some incredible numbers considering the circumstances. U.S. stocks had a solid last quarter pushing the annual return over double digits for the…
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Focus More on Compounding for Retirement Planning
Here’s what construction jobs and compounding have in common with retirement planning. This summer, we moved into a new home. It was a new development project. The developers are still building out some additional townhomes a few blocks east of where we live. Each night…
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How to Find Your “What” In Retirement
When you retire, you move from a state of “have” to do something, as in “have to go to work” to a state of “getting” to do something, as in you can now focus your time and attention on activities that you enjoy (You could…
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