We don’t hear much about personal economic value, but when considering survivorship and life insurance it helps us understand and prepare for some really large numbers. Our personal economic value is our earnings potential, or what we expect to earn between now and when we plan to stop working. If I currently earn $124,000 each […]
Category Archives: Retirement
If you’re employer has a 401(k) plan and you’re not contributing, it’s time to take a serious look at the financial benefits these plans offer. Company sponsored 401(k) plans allow us to deposit a limited amount of pretax income (taken from our gross pay before taxes are withheld) to an account that grows tax-deferred. This […]
Survivorship planning is an often overlooked area of personal finance or is limited to large obligations like a mortgage, but there are many smaller items that could add up to a large financial burden for our survivor. We should start by analyzing the ability of our dependents to continue financially without us beginning tomorrow. This […]
Personal Finance Simply Understood 