My Retirement Blog

  • Invest for Retirement with Robinhood

    A great way to invest for retirement is to use the Robinhood brokerage app. The app allows you to buy and sell stocks, ETFS, and options from your phone. Although Robinhood does not offer an IRA, they are a great place to invest some of your after-tax funds as they do not charge any commissions.…

  • How You Can Start Saving and Retire Years Before You Planned

    The goal of millions of people is to be able to retire comfortably without having to worry about money ever again. This is going to take dedication as poor financial management can lead a person to delay their retirement for decades or permanently. A majority of us do not want to work until we cannot…

  • Common Health Problems for the Elderly

    Common Health Problems for the Elderly   As you’re planning for your retirement by figuring out your financial situation and exploring your options for life insurance in San Antonio, it’s also a great idea to familiarize yourself with some of the health complications you can expect in your golden years. Knowing what those health conditions…

  • When Can I Retire? When Should I Retire?

    While most of us would dearly love to retire as soon as possible – tomorrow if we could – the reality of life is such that a lot of factors conspire to push the magical date of retirement further and further away. A common irony exists however, that as we do get closer to our…

  • Investors Leverage Securities Tied to Free Software

    Investors and brokers have long argued back and forth about whether or not software developed around an open-source model will ever turn a profit. Plenty of vendors have lost a significant amount of money by giving away their products for nothing, and these companies ultimately dragged some unfortunate portfolios down with them. The market is…

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    If you’re reading this after 9/27/16 then the limited time offer is over and you can sign up for Bluehost through this referral link. You won’t make money for buying the hosting, but you will get a good deal on web hosting. You can make up to $44 buying Bluehost web hosting with a special…

  • How to Get a Personal Loan When You Have Bad Credit

    Debtholders with a below average credit score are often afraid that they will be unable to obtain a personal loan. Raising your credit score in order to meet the standard lending rate is not the only way to receive one. If you have bad credit and wish to get around high-interest rates, here are some…

  • Social Security Made Simple – Free 11/30 and 12/1

    The book “Social Security Made Simple: Social Security Retirement Benefits and Related Planning Topics Explained in 100 Pages or Less” is available free on Amazon for two days.  This book has been updated as of November 2015 to reflect the changes made to Social Security by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015.  According to the…

  • Dating After 60

    Are you among the majority of singles over 60 who feel you can not fit in today’s dating scene? Been so long since you meet someone on a romantic level that you think maybe you do not know how to prepare and what to expect. It is not easy to be out of the game…

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