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Are you a federal employee or a uniformed service member?  If you answered yes do you participate in the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)?  I have recently written an eBooklet on the TSP that is [...]

Are all index funds the same?  That depends on the index and how they measure it.  While most indexed mutual funds and ETFs are weighted based on the company’s market capitalization.  In this [...]

Do you have permanent life insurance and normally give to charity?  Are you in a position where you may not need the proceeds of a life insurance policy?  If so you may consider donating your [...]

Are you nearing retirement?  Do you have a lot of debt going into retirement?  There are some steps you can take to make sure your retirement is one that is debt free.  That is the best way to [...]

Are you at the age where retirement is a real possibility?  Are you looking at the size of your retirement accounts and figuring you are all set?  If you are going to retire in the next few years [...]

Do you contribute to an IRA on an annual basis?  When in the year do you contribute?  Are you one to make your contribution early in January or do you wait until closer to the tax and [...]

Are you in the mood to give to charity?  No matter what your economic situation is you should give something to charity.  No matter how bad you think you may have it there is always someone [...]

Are you looking for an investment that may not be priced as high as US equities?  Are you looking for a way to diversify your assets, possibly increase returns and decrease your overall portfolio [...]

Are you a married couple about to enter your golden retirement years?  Is Social Security going to be a main component of your retirement income?  If you answer yes to one or both of these there [...]

Have you heard the President’s new IRA idea?  It is one that is linked to one if the most successful 401(k) type of investments around, the Thrift Savings Plan or TSP.  This new IRA type of [...]