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Book Review:Ā  Work Less, Live More—The Way to Semi-Retirement

February 12, 2017 by Linda Vaughn

$$$ During the last 10 years of my public serviceĀ career, I found work was taking over my life. Ā It was taking its toll on my body.Ā  By the time the weekend rolled around, I didn’t feel like doing anything other than the laundry.Ā  And I usually found myself at my desk working through the weekend … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Reviews Tagged: Boomer advice, Boomer Career Advice, Boomer financial advice, Boomer retirement, Semi-Retirement

Book Review: Retire Happy—What You Can Do NOW to Guarantee a Great Retirement.

December 21, 2016 by Linda Vaughn
Vintage black and white photo of a woman anxious about her nest-egg.

Mr. Boomer Money and More was growing weary. Ā Each night on our evening walks I delivered the same mind-numbing soliloquy: Ā do I retire or don’t I retire?Ā  Fortunately, for the sake of his sanity and mine, I discovered this book: Retire Happy:Ā  What You Can Do NOW to Guarantee a Great Retirement. by Richard Stim … [Read more…]

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Index Funds: Loved by the Best!

December 19, 2016 by Linda Vaughn

Hey, Boomer. Ā There’s money to be made in index funds. Ā  And one of the richest men in the world thinks so too.Ā  Warren Buffett has instructed that 90% of the cash he bequests to his wife be invested in index funds.Ā Ā  Why?Ā  Why not leave her some shares in Berkshire Hathaway, the magnificent company … [Read more…]

Posted in: Basics: Money and Investing Tagged: active management, actively managed mutual funds, Boomer investing, Boomer retirement, higher returns with index funds, index funds, index funds and fees, index funds cheaper, passive management, passively managed mutual funds, Peter Lynch and index funds, Warren Buffet and index funds

How Not to Pick a Mutual Fund.

December 5, 2016 by Linda Vaughn

Boomer, today’s post is a cautionary tale on what to avoid if you want your money to last longer than you do.Ā  Consider my early forays into buying mutual funds as Exhibit A.Ā  Exhibit A is how not to do it.Ā  Exhibit A was me. And, as we’ll discuss, how I did it is exactly … [Read more…]

Posted in: Basics: Money and Investing Tagged: chasing investment returns, chasing performance, mutual funds

How to Make Money in Residential Real Estate: Or Not

November 20, 2016 by Linda Vaughn
House with for rent sign in front of it.

Early in my investing life, I purchased residential rental property for the passive income and hedge against inflation it provides. My mom was a realtor and came across undervalued housesĀ from time to time. She had access to bankers who’d be willing to finance my purchases. She knew construction people who could estimate how much ā€œsimpleā€ … [Read more…]

Posted in: Basics: Money and Investing Tagged: Boomer, Boomer retirement, Passive Income, Residential Real Estate
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