Benefits of Annuities for Retirement

Recent studies show that individuals today are living longer and retiring earlier. But most do not have the financial assets needed for a comfortable and enjoyable retirement. With disappearing pension plans, the uncertainty of social… ---> Continue Reading

Supplement Your Retirement with Real Estate

Real estate is typically thought of as a safe investment. The price of land always goes up or at least that’s what we’ve always heard. Most of the time it does. The soft real estate… ---> Continue Reading

How to Determine Somebody’s Net Worth

Net worth is the difference between what you own and what you owe. According to Helen Huntley of the Financial Times it is “the single best measure to your financial well being”. It is quite… ---> Continue Reading

Can You Count on Social Security for Retirement?

For several years now we’ve all heard about the problems with our social security system and the likelihood that benefits will end soon. Since social security is one of the major sources U.S. citizens depend… ---> Continue Reading

How to Calculate the Length of Time it Takes to Become a Millionaire

Everybody wants to know how long it’ll take to become a millionaire. This Millionaire Calculator uses annual return and annual inflation to give you a very rough estimate of the length of time it… ---> Continue Reading