As one shutdown ends and another looms, investors are watching the market react. Michael Townsend of Schwab offers analysis on what to expect. Whether your financial success makes you happy may depend on how you’re using it. There are 10 key questions to ask yourself to see if you need to change course. Paying off your mortgage could be your smartest move in 2018. It all has to do with the new tax law, as MarketWatch explains. If you’re worried that you may not have enough income in retirement, you can either save more of your current income or simply work a few years longer. ThinkAdvisor shows why the results of working longer can be surprisingly rewarding.
Congress Strikes Temporary Deal To End Government Shutdown– Congress reached a deal Monday afternoon to end the brief government shutdown after three days, but the agreement just sets up another possible shutdown on February 8th. Michael Townsend at Schwab discusses what this means for the markets. Read more…
10 Ways To Get More Happiness Out Of Your Money– Could you squeeze more happiness from your dollars? Here are 10 questions to ask yourself. Read more…
Paying Off Your Mortgage Could Be The Smartest Investment Of 2018– What’s the best investment you can make in 2018? Three considerations—taxes, risk and the economic cycle—point to one conclusion: Paying down debt looks like an awfully smart move. Read more…
The Remarkable Financial Benefits Of Delaying Retirement– You’re 49 years old, you make $113,000 a year and you’re starting to get worried about financing your retirement. You could take the drastic step of upping your retirement savings by 10% of your salary. Or you could achieve the same result by retiring two years and five months later than you had been planning to. Read more…
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