by maryjoirmen | Nov 2, 2017 | 401K, retirement
Does the next sentence sound familiar? It’s what I was told to do to save for retirement! Stick money in that 401k and max that thing out! When the market falls hang in there, it’ll come back! Ugh, my stomach still hurts, and it’s been years since I’ve had a 401k....
by maryjoirmen | Oct 27, 2017 | retirement
The American dream was 30 and out. You only have to work thirty years for your employer and be set with retirement. Earning a pension, like many employees and retirees currently have in North Dakota, was the ultimate goal and a key to the American retirement dream. It...
by maryjoirmen | Nov 21, 2014 | 401K, retirement, Uncategorized
The commercials are great and the awareness they bring up is right on track for what people need to be thinking. Financial companies have figured out a great way to get you thinking about how much money you will need for retirement and how long you will live through...
by maryjoirmen | Mar 13, 2014 | 401K, retirement, Savings, Uncategorized
Coaches of any team make or break that team. They get people motivated to be their best and teach each one team member how to better themselves. In today’s day and age, we are seeing, at least I am seeing, a lot more coaches for life matters. Coaching has become...
by maryjoirmen | Jan 24, 2014 | 401K, retirement, Uncategorized
If these products were so good for us why are so many people broke and working through retirement? To write on this subject I called my friend Chase Chandler and owner of Chandler Advisors, LLC. He has dealt with these things first hand and seen how they work. Please...
by maryjoirmen | May 29, 2013 | 401K, Life Insurance, retirement, Savings, Uncategorized
Laura Shin a contributor with Forbes recently wrote this article, “Why Gen X and Late Boomers Aren’t on Track for Retirement” and my goodness does it say a lot about how we are taught to think. Ms. Shin, the writer, talked with two economists about why people are not...