Approximately 76 million or 44 percent of Americans paid ZERO federal income tax in 2018. For the rest of us, about 70% will get a refund. Keep in mind because your tax bracket was most likely decreased for 2018, your refund will be smaller than 2017’s refund. WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR REFUND- TO GROW YOUR NET-WORTH PAY OFF HIGH INTEREST DEBT If you have credit card debt, this may be a perfect use for your tax ...
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From my life lessons and LOTS of reading and studying, I built the below actions designed to build YOUR Sustainable Wealth. In 2018, I started drafting blog articles that outlined below actions in greater detail. As you think about what you need to create SUSTAINABLE (LIFETIME) WEALTH, let me know if I missed any major strategies or actions you would include. {Please scroll to the end of this blog and write your ...
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In 2018, the Federal Government increased maximum allowable contributions to retirement plans, such as 401-K, IRA, ROTH IRA and SEP plans. Why is Congress being generous and increasing retirement contributions? A. Congress really cares about our welfare. They want to help taxpayers. B. This is an automatic inflationary increase. Congress makes inflationary increases to contribution limits biannually. C. Congress is worried and panicking majority of Americans cannot afford to retire and will further ...
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To take advantage of ups and downs in the price of stocks, many investors, including myself, utilize Dollar Cost Averaging (DCA) as a strategy. DOLLAR COST AVERAGING: is an automated and disciplined investment strategy. It removes emotions from the investment process because you are investing a fixed amount of money at set periods. As the price of an ETF, Mutual Fund, or stock varies from month to month, you acquire the ...
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Have you noticed how many new car commercials are on television EVERY day? The automobile manufactures spend $ BILLIONS advertisement dollars annually. They hire young, good-looking actors, leaping for joy to acquire a 72-month car payment! Because the car manufacturer and dealers want YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY! If you resist these ads and YOUR own excuses, and invest 30 years of new car money, you will grow YOUR ...
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Regardless if you are a Doctor, Physical Therapist, Landscaper, etc., the average American spends almost 70% of after tax dollars on just three items: Housing, Transportation and Food. We save on average, four percent. This lack of savings is a recipe for future Titanic size disaster. You will struggle to help your kids attend college or trade school. You will possibly be unable to pay for your Housing, Transportation, ...
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I interviewed one of my readers, a California physician. Let’s call her Dr. C. She is blessed with two very bright and beautiful children and kind enough to share her money management journey and lessons learned. I share this interview as an opportunity for my readers to learn about other’s earnings, saving, and investing successes and lessons learned. INTERVIEW 1. When did you decide to become a doctor? What ...
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My Dad and Mom, helped prepare me to become successful. As a father, I have that same responsibility to help my daughter succeed. I constantly read how the majority of Americans live check to check. I have been laid off too many times to live check-to-check! My parents taught me the value of budgeting, living beneath my means, growing my emergency savings, etc and I survived ...
Read MoreOne sure-fire way to live a good, no make that great retirement is to utilize all the savings tools at your disposal today. The past two blogs discussed the 401-K Plans, both the Traditional and the ROTH. Let us look at two additional retirement tools, the Individual Retirement Account (IRA) and the ROTH IRA. Even if you have access to a 401-K, an IRA is a GREAT investment tool. Think ...
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