The median price of a new car purchased in the US is around $37,000 and has been creeping up at about a 2% rate every year. A strong economy and job market, and low-interest rates have no doubt contributed to the strong demand. Experts recommend buying a car that costs 1/10th of your gross income. …
Dividend investing is a strategy that gives you a truly passive income. You buy a stock, and if you choose prudently, you can enjoy a passive dividend income stream for decades. Not everyone’s personality is suitable for managing a rental property or dealing with tenants. If you invest in dividend-paying stocks for the long term, …
I always keep an eye on sectors that perform poorly for years. I do that by looking at how the sector performed on a 1-year, 5-year, and 10-year basis. The poorly performing sectors do eventually turn around, though it is hard to say when. Take a look at this chart showing the S&P sector ETFs and …
Every financial adviser has some version of the Latte Factor. It goes like this. If you skip your latte, you save about $4 every day. That’s about $1460 per year. Instead of your usual latte, if you invested that money at 11%, you will have a $1 million dollars in 40 years. There is even …
Most of us have health insurance through our employers. Most companies also offer Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) that allow you to save money on healthcare expenses. Is an FSA appropriate for you? What is a Flexible Spending Account? You can contribute to an FSA account through deductions from your paycheck. The amount is pre-tax, so …
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Tipping etiquette is confusing and can be awkward when you mess it up. To make it worse, tipping practices are inconsistent and vary across cultures. Tipping also varies based on the quality of service provided. One question most people struggle with is, “Don’t these workers get paid a salary, why should I tip?”. In most …
Everyone runs in financial trouble at some point in time. Whether it’s losing a job or an unexpected illness to a loved one, you are forced to raise cash in a short amount of time. Here are some strategies you can use. 1. Tap into emergency savings Hopefully, you have an emergency fund with 3 …
TV advertisements during the Super Bowl are as much an American tradition as the Super Bowl itself. 30-sec ad spots for 2020 are selling at $5.6 million, more than double the $2.7 million they sold for in 2007. The total cost of a single Super Bowl ad could reach $30 million if we include the …
Herbert Wertheim is probably the last person anyone expected to be on the Forbes’ Billionaires list. He is an optometrist and an inventor. But he became a billionaire by carefully buying and holding stocks for the long term. Forbes has a long profile on the 79-year old. It was an eye-opening article for me on …
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For 2020, 401(k) limits are going up by $500. This means that you can save $19,500 next year, instead of the $19,000 in 2019. Catch up contributions for those over 50 are going up by $500 to are rising to $6,500. So people over 50 can save $26,000 in their 401(k) accounts. These amounts don’t …
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