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Financial Planning Guide for Musicians & Performing Artists

{ Posted on Feb 02 2012 by Jason Van Steenwyk }
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Categories : All, EDITJE, Insurance, Investing, Money Crashers, Money Management, OPTQ, Retirement, Spending and Saving, Taxes
In addition to having been a professional or semi-professional musician throughout my entire adult life, I’ve also served as a life insurance advisor and retirement planner for other musicians. Unfortunately, I have found that most musicians are not very savvy ...Read More »

What Are Floating Rate Funds – Pros & Cons and Examples

{ Posted on Jan 18 2012 by Mark Cussen }
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Categories : All, EDITJE, Investing, Money Crashers, OPTQ, Retirement, Stocks
Many types of mutual funds are primarily designed to pay income to investors in various forms. Some income funds invest in bonds, while others derive income from mortgages or stocks that pay dividends, such as utility and preferred offerings. Another ...Read More »

What Really Makes Your Retirement Accounts Grow

{ Posted on Jan 12 2012 by Robert Brokamp }
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Categories : All, Get Rich Slowly, Investing, Retirement
This is a post from staff writer Robert Brokamp of The Motley Fool. Robert is a Certified Financial Planner and the adviser for The Motley Fool’s Rule Your Retirement service. He contributes one new article to Get Rich Slowly every ...Read More »

Investing Strategies for Active Duty Military Members

{ Posted on Jan 06 2012 by Pat S }
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Categories : All, EDITHM, Investing, Lifestyle, Military, Money Crashers, OPTJE, OPTQ, Retirement
Military members are accustomed to significant challenges. Combat tours, deployments, and frequent transfers are just a few of the difficulties they face on a frequent basis. Perhaps because of this stress, many military members experience significant struggle when it comes ...Read More »

How to Prepare and Plan for Retirement

{ Posted on Dec 30 2011 by Kira Botkin }
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Categories : All, EDITLN, Family & Home, Investing, Money Crashers, Money Management, OPTJE, OPTQ, Retirement, Spending and Saving, Uncategorized
Whether your retirement is fast approaching or decades away, it is likely that you do not spend much time pondering what will happen when you stop working. Unfortunately, many people are unable to retire when they’d like to because of their ...Read More »

What Is a Spousal IRA – Rules, Eligibility & Benefits

{ Posted on Dec 22 2011 by Miranda Marquit }
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Categories : All, EDITJE, Family & Home, Investing, Marriage, Money Crashers, OPTQ, Retirement, Uncategorized, Update
If you are a stay-at-home spouse, it seems unfair that you can’t build up a retirement account in your name. After all, one of the requirements of opening an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is that you need earned income. For those who ...Read More »

Non-Qualified Retirement Plan – Definition, Benefits & Examples

{ Posted on Dec 06 2011 by Mark Cussen }
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Categories : All, EDITHM, Insurance, Investing, Money Crashers, Money Management, OPTJE, OPTQ, Retirement, Uncategorized
Millions of employees save for retirement by deferring a portion of their compensation into an employer-sponsored, tax-deferred savings plan. The majority of these are known as qualified plans and fall under the jurisdiction of ERISA guidelines, which means they are ...Read More »

8 Best Job Ideas for Retirees & Seniors

{ Posted on Nov 07 2011 by Kira Botkin }
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Categories : All, Careers, EDITLN, Investing, Money Crashers, OPTJE, OPTQ, Retirement, Uncategorized
While at work, many of us dream of having time off to fill our days vacationing, playing golf, and relaxing with loved ones. But when retirement comes, we may actually find that we miss the work! There are myriad reasons ...Read More »

How Important Is It to Start Early?

{ Posted on Nov 03 2011 by Trent }
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Categories : All, Getting Things Done, Learning, Retirement, The Simple Dollar, Uncategorized
I get a lot of emails from people in their forties and fifties who are suddenly panicking about their retirement savings. Often, they don’t have any or they have very little, yet they still want to retire at age ...Read More »

How to Buy a Pension with a Lifetime Annuity

{ Posted on Oct 31 2011 by J.D. Roth }
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Categories : Advanced, All, Get Rich Slowly, Retirement, Uncategorized
This is a guest post from Mike Piper, a long-time GRS reader and the author of Oblivious Investor, where he explains how exciting things like 401k rollovers and tax brackets work. Previously at GRS, Piper wrote about earning extra income ...Read More »
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