Category Archives: Personal Finance

Why Health Care Is Not Affordable

Posted on May 9, 2011 by J.Wenger

Ever wonder why health care is not affordable? With so much conflicting data and information floating around, it is hard to put it all into perspective. Enter the infographic; a great way to visualize complex topics. At first glance, health … Continue reading →

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Easter Egg of the Day: Jim Rohn

Posted on April 24, 2011 by J.Wenger

“If you don’t know what a financial statement is, make it a priority to find out without further delay. It’s very important to know exactly where you are financially, without kidding yourself. Only when you know where your are can … Continue reading →

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Budget Battle? Really?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by J.Wenger

When your talking about the US budget/deficit, numbers like trillions and billions tend to lose there meaning. How many people have hands-on experience with that much money? I like to think in percentages…those I can relate to. Unfortunately, this makes … Continue reading →

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Tax Refunds: Spend, Save, or Invest?

Posted on April 9, 2011 by J.Wenger

I’ve seen several articles on tax refunds (specifically how to spend them) come across my desk lately. With the tax filing deadline a week away, that is not too surprising. It IS surprising that none of the pieces say, “Take … Continue reading →

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Explore the Link between Income and Education

Posted on March 29, 2011 by J.Wenger

From the website Good, a visual representation of the latest U.S. Census data. Sources: Transparency: Are the Richest Americans Also the Best Educated? A collaboration between GOOD and Greg Hubacek http://www.good.is/post/america-s-richest-counties-and-best-educated-counties/

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Make your kid a millionaire follow-up

Posted on January 3, 2011 by J.Wenger

In yesterdays article “Make your kid a millionaire“, I mentioned my thoughts on using an average annual return of 8% for projecting future returns. As a follow-up, here is an infographic from the NY Times, entitled “In Investing, It is … Continue reading →

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Make your kid a millionaire

Posted on January 2, 2011 by J.Wenger

That’s the gist of an article from Paul Katzeff, entitled “Make your Kid into an IRA Millionaire“. The article is basically a great compound interest example.  To summarize, if you start your children saving in an IRA when they are … Continue reading →

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