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Retirement Income Alternatives

Finding income in a low rate environment Many investors preparing for retirement or in the early stages, are trying to figure out how to generate monthly income from their assets. Most of them just want to buy a CD from the bank that pays 5-7% per year. But with 5 year CD rates around 2.25% […]

How To Create A Budget

Creating a budget is not difficult and should take between 20 minutes and a few hours depending on how well you know your financial situation. Step 1: Take a snapshot of your monthly income statement. In other words start with a spreadsheet and make two columns. Label the first one income. Each row below it […]