by Lori Atwood | Jun 22, 2016 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
I know that’s a silly question. Clearly, you are a human, not a company or a pension fund. You are human who works hard, hopes to retire someday and does not want to eat cat food in retirement. All that makes you not just a human, but a LONG-TERM investor. Why does...
by Lori Atwood | Aug 25, 2015 | Financial Fitness, Saving: Retirement & Other
Unless you’ve been off-the-grid, you’ve probably heard that the Dow or “the market” has had a sudden nose-dive. It certainly seems important and people are running around on TV chattering away about it, but how does it really affect you? What actually happened: the...
by Lori Atwood | Jun 24, 2014 | Financial Fitness
Many people’s jobs offer retirement contribution matching. Always contribute at least to the matching limit for your company. Don’t leave free money on the table, because even with the match you still may not be saving enough. If your company matches, for every dollar...
by Lori Atwood | May 7, 2014 | Financial Fitness
Feeling financially secure is one of the most critical aspects of your overall psychological health and the health of your closest relationships. Yeah, I’m not telling you something you don’t already know… academically at least. You know being secure financially makes...
by Lori Atwood | Oct 15, 2013 | Saving: Retirement & Other, Small Business Finance
You’re an independent (economically speaking). You either work for yourself, consult, freelance, have a start-up business or a business that employs only a few people. In any case, you don’t have a structured way to save for your retirement, an employer sponsored...