Green Retirement

You can reduce global warming by simply saving money.  The more money you put in a bank, the less money you spend, the lower your global warming impact.  At the same time that you are improving your financial future, you are also improving the planet’s future, a win-win for you and the planet.
It makes sense […]

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 The “Dragon Lady” Conquers China
Hillary Clinton just wrapped up a successful sales visit to Beijing China, convincing her hosts that the Obama Stimulus is a product worth buying, “I certainly do think that the Chinese government and central bank are making a smart decision by continuing to invest in Treasury bonds… It’s a safe investment. […]

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 A Stock and Bond Trader Scratching His Bottom
This article has been getting a lot of hits, everyone wants to know, when will the stock market and economy hit bottom?  When will house prices stop falling?  When will layoffs end?  When will the stock market and economy begin to recover?
The last eight years of growth in […]

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An inspiring Green story from Los Angeles California where ex-convicts are being trained for Green Jobs.  A program  run by Greg Boyle, a Jesuit Priest who started Homeboy Industries two decades ago, helps former gang members start new lives in the Green Industry.  Read the article here.
This is a fantastic idea and something I suggested […]

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The Federal Reserve reported that the average net worth of American households fell 22.7 percent since the recession began in December 2007 through October 2008, when the report was prepared.  Lower housing values and a plunging stock market combined to take a big bite out of American’s net worth.
However, it appears that the recession has […]

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Brett Favre announced his retirement from football - again.  The 39 year old star quarterback, claiming his “throwing shoulder isn’t what it used to be”, is finally throwing in the towel and retiring after 18 seasons in the NFL.  Everyone who is planning their own retirement, or more importantly “not” planning their retirement, can learn […]

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Several years ago, while doing research on my personal retirement, I joined an online  retirement forum.  I asked very few questions, but spent a lot of time reading the forum posts, trying to learn from others who were either retired or further along in their retirement planning.  One of the frequent posters in this forum, […]

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If you are rich, with a net worth over $1 million, please do America a favor and retire!  Your retirement will help save the economy.  And helping the economy helps save your retirement.  It is in your own selfish interest to retire.
When you retire:
You Create a New Job in the Economy
You lower the unemployment rate
You […]

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 Put Your Retirement on a Diet!
According to Gregory Boyko, chairman of Hartford Life Insurance, you may be too fat to retire.  “The simple truth is, while more than half of the world’s population are crying out in hunger, 1.6 billion people are eating themselves to death.”  He goes on to quote the findings of […]

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