If you’re like most people, there’s money waiting for you from your company’s 401(k) match. It’s not some mysterious stash of cash tucked away somewhere. … Read More

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Military retirement is unlike civilian retirement. It doesn’t involve building up slowly over four decades with the hope that market cooperate. Rather than build wealth … Read More

There are some mysteries regarding federal retirement planning. It is your salary history. You has years of service. How do you take those numbers and … Read More

Time matters, too, when it comes to retirement. Far more then raw cash savings. Compound interest, as we learned above, is very friendly towards patient … Read More

It’s possible to make a big paper gain. But lose money in reality. How? Because raw return figures can be deceiving unless you understand how … Read More

It starts innocently enough: the credit card statement comes in, showing what the minimum payment is. Oh yeah,” you think, “I’ll make the minimum.” But … Read More

Last week you signed your name to those loan papers, and the lender gave you an estimated rate of 6.5 percent (the note rate). You … Read More

When a mortgage application slows down, it’s rarely due to the home itself. Rather, there’s some negative-looking number sitting in that underwriter’s file. That number … Read More

There are two price tags in front of you, one offering 20% off; another offering an additional 10%, provided you enter a discount code. Math … Read More