How to Have More Fun and Meaning in Retirement
Posted by siteadmin on Wednesday 19th of September 2018
A blank calendar filled with nothing but free time can be every bit as stressful as a packed work week.
That’s the surprising fact that many new retirees confront after a few days of hitting the snooze button and puttering around the house. This is usually when the reality of retirement sets in. This is your life now. What are you going to do with it?
Whatever you want!
The only thing better than sleeping in is jumping out of bed early because you’re energized and excited for the day ahead. This is the kind of active and fulfilling retir...
Long-term investors needn't fear volatility
Posted by siteadmin on Wednesday 12th of September 2018
While stories about stock market falls are guaranteed to make headlines, the subsequent rebounds in prices get less coverage; and that’s when the best investors can often make their money. While the great financial crisis of 2008 and the stock market lows of March 2009 are still fresh in many people’s memories, it’s worth noting that an investment then in global stocks would have grown more than twofold more than a decade down the line*.
That might be an extreme example with those kinds of returns never guaranteed, and those who try to se...