In a strange twist of fate, I live in the most expensive neighborhood of a major metropolitan city. It’s a really, really expensive neighborhood. What am I doing here? This […]
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Tag: financial planning
What If You Live To 100?
How long do you want to be alive? Do you want to be alive to 100? For me, it depends on what you mean by “alive”. If I knew I […]
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Free Education For All! (The best blogs on the planet!)
The world of personal finance education is an amazing, and exciting place (or, maybe I’m just a Nerd). In recent years, there has been an explosion of high quality information, […]
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Are Baby Boomer Retirements Doomed?
Are baby boomer retirements doomed? I fear the answer for millions of people is a resounding “Yes”. According to the US Census, there are almost 80 Million Baby Boomers living […]
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The Most Popular Posts Of 2016
2016 has been a great year for The Retirement Manifesto, and I thank each of you for that. Some annual statistics from Google Analytics highlight the growth that each of […]
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The Serenity Prayer Of Personal Finance
A few months ago, I was interviewed on this podcast by Benjamin Brandt of Retirement Starts Today. We had a great 20 minute discussion on the topic of contentment, and avoiding […]
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The Best Money Advice Ever Received
There are a lot of really smart people in this world. How often do you get a chance to intentionally seek them out for some advice in your life? Today, […]
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InfoGraphic – The Bucket Strategy
In my most recent article, How To Build A Retirement Paycheck From Your Investments, I outlined a detailed approach to The Bucket Strategy which I’ll be using in my own […]
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How to Build A Retirement Paycheck From Your Investments
For decades, you’ve been diligently saving and building your nest egg to ensure you’ll have a shot at maintaining an acceptable lifestyle in retirement. Once your working years are […]
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The 4 Keys To Building Wealth
The 4 Keys To Building Financial Wealth I don’t know where I first heard the quote shown above, but I’ve cited it many times over the past 30 years. […]
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