On August 5th of 2008 I put up my first post. I had no idea if anyone would read about my journey, nevertheless care about what was going on in my life, but I wanted to share my thoughts with whoever wanted to read them. Since putting that first post up I have seen somewhere… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Qualified/Retirement
Generating Income During Retirement with the Internet
The Wall Street Journal highlighted some unusual ways to boost income during retirement but I felt like the article left a lot to be desired in both what it included and what it was missing. Unlike most articles produced by the journal this piece felt like it was quickly put together without much thought or… Continue Reading
How the New 401(k) Disclosure Fees Are Providing Clarity to my 401(k)…Kind of
Earlier this year the Department of Labor released their final ruling to improve transparency of fees and expenses to workers*. The approved regulations are set to provide more clarity to 401(k)s and how expenses are being rolled into these plans with or without your knowledge. In all honesty I didn’t give much thought to the… Continue Reading
Building a Retiree’s Income Stream at a Younger Age
There are no shortage of discussions about how retirees can catch up on retirement savings when you one is starting later in life. While it is obviously a very important topic for a large percentage of the Country, articles that the one linked above make me think about something related but unrelated. I don’t want… Continue Reading
Updating my Covered Call Traditional IRA
It has been almost two months since I have provided an update to my Traditional IRA which is used to primarily purchase Covered Calls. I am not sure if I should be quoting myself but as a brief reminder about the account: My goal is to find companies with a market cap of at least… Continue Reading
There are NO New Retirement Rules
I truly believe that there was no good old days whether we are talking about life in general or personal finances so when I saw the article titled, “7 things to know about the ‘new retirement’” I knew it was going to be terrible. It didn’t disappoint. I found the article on CNBC, but seems… Continue Reading
