If you asked 100 people why they would hire a financial advisor, I suspect 99 of them would respond “so they can help me make money.” I don’t disagree with that statement. But recent research shows it’s a bit more nuanced than that.
How to Choose Your 401(k) Investments
Are Goals Worth the Trouble?
I have failed at SO many goals.
It’s not that I haven’t approached goal setting with enthusiasm or a good plan. Every New Year’s Day for the last 10 years I could be found mapping out educational, physical, professional, and social goals for my own betterment, but the results have been lackluster at best:
Do ten consecutive pull-ups by July (Pffft! Not even, I’m still a weakling)
Starting a New Job? Ask These Three 401(k) Questions
Thinking about setting up a 401(k) for your future retirement needs can feel daunting, especially will all the other pressures that come with starting a new job - pleasing your new boss, learning the “politics” of the workplace, and perhaps you’ve purchased a new home in your new city. All these worries can quickly put your 401(k) on the back burner.
The Disorder of Financial Life
When I was kid, my bedroom was usually a complete disaster. Clothes strewn across the floor, a dirty pillowcase, unwashed bed sheets, an old cereal bowl with a small remaining circle of near-petrified milk. It’s not that I wanted it to be this way, but when my high school pea-brain contemplated tidying up, I was quickly distracted by the next song on my Toad the Wet Sprocket CD.