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How a Health Savings Account Leads to Health and Wealth

Why Contribute to a Health Savings Account? A health savings account may be the best kept investing and health-related secret. Yes, you may use your HSA account for medical expenses. However, if used strategically, this account can also grow your wealth—tax free—and/or lower your taxes as you contribute. Plus, an HSA has magnificent investment potential. How do HSA’s Work? To take advantage of the power of an HSA, decide if you’re eligible to open an HSA. Next, learn the contribution limits a…

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Can I Retire at 60 with $500K?

As millions of baby boomers approach retirement with Generation X-ers not far behind the question of “Can you retire with $500,000?” repeatedly pops up among our readers. Yet, it’s not only those 60-year-olds thinking about retirement, but also, we find middle-aged folks asking if retiring at 55 with 500k is reasonable. This article will delve into these questions: Can you retire with $500,000? How much do I need to retire at 60? How long will $500,000 last in retirement? How to retire foreve…

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Reinvesting Profits in Your Small Business

At what stage is a business profitable enough to reinvest into the company? Contributing columnist, Kostas Chiotis Reinvesting profits back into a company is a difficult by crucial step for companies who want to grow. Yet, reinvesting profits back into a business is important from day one. Warren Buffett learned about the importance of reinvested profits at the ripe age of 18. While still in high school and hoping to make a few bucks, he and a pal invested $25 in a pinball machine. They insta…

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The Health Savings Account Guide + the Secret to its Wealth-Building Power

Several years ago, I was floored when my health insurance premiums topped $500. Oh, for the good old days. Last year, I paid over $700 per month. Recently, I gingerly opened next year’s health insurance estimate to discover that in 2019, I’ll pay more than $800 per month. And my health insurance plan has a deductible of thousands of dollars. Which means that before the health insurance company pays a reasonable percent of my health care expenses, I shell out thousands of dollars.

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Investing & the Fed: How Will my Investments be Impacted?

The Fed and My Investments-Will They Go Up or Down? Whispers abound that the Fed intends to lower interest rates. Even a hint of declining interest rates can cause the stock market to rise. Learn about how interest rate movements can impact your investments. Investing is both science and art. One can do everything right and still watch their investments fall. That is because as much as we might  believe to the contrary, investors are not completely rational. Read any behavioral finance book a…

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What Credit Score do I Need to Buy a House?

Buying a House? Improve Your Credit First There’s not an easy answer to the question, “What credit score do I need to buy a house?”To buy a house, you need to borrow money from a lender, and that lender wants to make sure that you’ll pay the money back in a timely manner. The lender will check out your credit score before deciding whether to lend you money to buy a house and also to decide what interest rate to charge.  When shopping for a mortgage, it’s all about the interest rate.Your mortg…

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Best Investing Reading, Learning + Listening – Free

Spring is the perfect time to improve your financial health.Following is a list of learning opportunities for you to listen and learn about important finance and investing topics. From how to invest an inheritance to index funds and an invitation to a free “Wealth Warrior Summit” there’s an opportunity for everyone.First are several of my recent podcast appearances.Next, the free Wealth Warrior Summit is an opportunity to learn from various experts about how to build wealth.

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Values and Money – Are Yours Money-Makers or Money-Losers?

Values and Money Impact Whether You’ll be Wealthy or Not “Values are the principles that guide you through every day, every task, and every encounter with another human being; even if you are unaware of what those values are.” By Richard Bolles in What Color is Your Parachute? In another lifetime, when I worked as a career counselor, Bolles work influenced me in many ways. His wisdom far surpasses the career field and invades every aspect of life. Values and money are inextricably intertwined…

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