December 12, 2020
We all do it at the beginning of every year; make resolutions with the intention of keeping them. And while you have kissed 2020 goodbye, it doesn’t mean you’re ready to tackle 2021, especially when it comes to your finances. So we here at Financially Simple decided to help you become happy, healthy, and wealthy (to some degree) with 18 tips to help you clearly define and keep your financial New Year’s resolutions for 2021.
December 8, 2020
Over the past few weeks, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about your retirement wealth gap. We’ve covered everything from inflation and normalizing your income to assuming the ROI of your business and your investment portfolio. Now that we’ve laid all of the groundwork, it’s finally time to identify the wealth gap formula. Today’s article will pull everything we’ve learned to this point, together and show you exactly how to calculate your own retirement wealth gap.
December 3, 2020
Whenever we talk about calculating our retirement wealth gap, a common question comes up. This is the question of investment assumptions. What should we assume for our ROI when making these calculations? This can be a complicated issue because one of the ways to find the answer is to look at historic data across market indices.
November 17, 2020
Over the past few weeks, I have really had it pressed upon my heart to address some of the key topics that cause business owners the most fear and anxiety. These are the areas that run back and forth through the business owner’s mind as they lie in bed at night. The good news is that most of these fears can be mitigated through knowledge. In today’s post, we are going to continue to discuss the wealth gap. More specifically, I want to dive into calculating your business’ ROI or return on investment and how it pertains to your wealth gap.
November 14, 2020
Hiring a financial advisor is an important step to take when reaching for financial freedom. So choose a financial advisor that is a fiduciary too. Recently the Department of Labor has released a final draft of their fiduciary rules. It mandates and compels financial advisors to place the interest of their client’s as a priority when offering advice on their retirement accounts.
November 5, 2020
In the introduction to this series, we discussed some of the biggest fears that business owners face. As we move forward, I’m going to share several calculations with you that can help put your fears into perspective and even create plans to put them behind you. With that said, today’s post is all about the wealth gap. Not sure what that means? Basically, it’s the difference between where you currently sit, financially, and where you need to be to live the lifestyle that you want to live during your retirement.