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Large-Cap, Mid-Cap, and Small-Cap Stocks: Does Your Nest-Egg Match Your Personality?

January 25, 2020 by Linda Vaughn

The takeaway:  large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stock funds in your nest-egg are ways to stem market losses and enhance market gains.  Just make sure that your personality matches the personality of these large-, mid-, and small-cap stocks before you buy.  $$$ Last month’s post was an affair by the numbers. We looked at 40 years … [Read more…]

Posted in: Asset Allocation Series, Managing Retirement Money and Accounts Tagged: Boomer retirement, diversification, large-cap stocks, mid-cap stocks, retirement, small-cap stocks

Four Ways We Boomers Ruin Our Retirement Lives

November 17, 2019 by Linda Vaughn

The takeaway: There are four ways we Boomers ruin our retirement lives. The only time we really hear about these four ways is when a pro athlete makes the news for squandering millions and being broke.  Bulletin: We Boomers are just as capable of squandering our lifetime earnings and ruining our retirement lives.  Avoid these … [Read more…]

Posted in: Don't Outlive Your Money Series, Money Thoughts Tagged: Annuities, Bernie Kosar, Boomer advice, Boomer divorce, Boomer financial advice, Boomer money, Boomer retirement, NFL retirement

Book Review: Answering Your Call—A Guide for Living Your Deepest Purpose

June 29, 2018 by Linda Vaughn
black grand piano in white room

Boomer, today’s book review is about purpose and “calling.”  As noted in this book, and exemplified by my friend Susan, our purpose and calling can change throughout our lives.  And it can have a profound impact on our lives.  Proceed with caution… My friend Susan’s purpose and calling was to build a successful business.  After … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Reviews, Boomer Reinvention Tagged: Boomer job change, Boomer purpose, Boomer reilnvention, Boomer retirement, encore career, finding our purpose or calling., life purpose

Book Review: Life Reimagined—Discovering Your New Life Possibilities

April 25, 2017 by Linda Vaughn
LV sitting at outdoor table, thinking "I should have reflected more on my upcoming retirements."

Boomer, let’s be honest.  You know I didn’t do a good job planning my retirement life.  True, I’d planned my finances. I’d planned to travel.  But I never planned how I’d replace: the ready-made social life work gave me; the purpose and meaning that work gave my days; and  the structure that work gave to my day, which … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Reviews Tagged: Boomer retirement, encore career, life reimagined

How Paul Finally Mastered Retirement

April 4, 2017 by Linda Vaughn
Picture of a soldier saluting at sunset.

When I started my career, I had to share an office with Paul.  Trust me, Boomer.  In a million years, I’d have never thought Paul would be a role model for the purpose-filled retirement.  Whenever I’d ask, it was clear Paul hadn’t a clue what he’d do when he retired. When the big day arrived, we gave … [Read more…]

Posted in: Boomer Reinvention, Money Thoughts Tagged: Boomer money, boomer reinvention, Boomer retirement, Boomer volunteerism
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