This article by Kimberly Rotter of “The Insider” includes a contribution from Keith Whelan. The milestones of growing up are different for everyone, but they tend to share the same basic characteristics. Key parts of the transition from child to adult include moving out on your own, embarking on a career, paying for your first […]
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Get Ahead When You’re Young, Part 1: Share an Apartment
August 12th, 2013 
admin Reduce Your Biggest Early Cash Flow Drag and Put the Extra Savings to Good Use If you’re in your 20s you’re probably facing a number of unique economic challenges. Through no fault of your own you’ve been hit with the proverbial double-whammy: a deep recession that just won’t quit AND a major restructuring of the […]
Want to Reach Your Retirement Savings “Threshold”? Be Sure to Heed the Signs Along the Way!
June 8th, 2013 admin In an earlier piece, with a reference to Albert Einstein, I wrote about “compounding” the compound interest on your retirement savings by making regular contributions. That’s a key first step to ensure a steadily growing savings balance, particularly if there’s an employer match to go along with your contributions. But for that savings growth to […]
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No Comments »Spotlight On…The Navigator Tracking Tool
July 26th, 2012 admin A runner-up choice for our tagline was “Financial Independence, One Goal at a Time.” That’s actually a description of just one part – the last part – of the Cashflownavigator system: using the Navigator Tracking Tool. Setting a goal, and using the Navigator Tracking Tool to achieve it, completes a Cashflownavigator cycle. The cycle begins […]
Getting Ahead Early, Part 2: Open a “Team Savings & Investment Account”
June 25th, 2012 admin The previous article on this topic focused on how important it is for young adults to “outrun” debt and move quickly from Debt Accumulation to the Asset Accumulation stage of the Financial Life Cycle. The name of the game is to get a good head start… to move through the early stages of the life […]
Posted in Asset Accumulation, Debt Accumulation, Debt Reduction, Financial Independence, Financial Life Cycle, Financial Planning Tags: asset accumulation, banking, cash flow, cash flow navigator, cashflownavigator, children's saving, compound interest, debt, debt accumulation, financial independence, financial life cycle, investment, Keith Whelan, savings, stocks, student loan No Comments »Unsure About Retirement Account Contributions? Consider Einstein’s Theory.
May 31st, 2012 admin Compounding Compound Interest I’ve always admired Albert Einstein. After all, he was a fairly intelligent fellow. In science, he changed our understanding of light and of gravity, helped prove the existence of molecules, and explained the nature of space and time. In politics, he was influential as a promoter of peace and freedom. All in […]
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