by MoneyMasterPeter | Apr 22, 2017 | Investing, Money, Retirement, Savings
Take any sport and consider playing strategies and defense always seems to win in the end. Let’s take the NBA Playoffs for example. The highest scoring player of a game is held in high esteem, even paid the most money on the team. Crowds cheer when points are posted... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | Apr 12, 2017 | Investing, Money, Retirement, Savings, Spending
As you prepare for retirement, you will undoubtedly want to accumulate the maximum amount of money and you will be tempted to use high-risk investments to do so. Your reasoning is you have many years before you will need this retirement income, so even if the market... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | Oct 12, 2016 | Estate Planning, Financial Organization, Investing, Money, News, Retirement, Savings, Social Security, Tax
In the last few posts, I have been discussing the five risks to your retirement, which include inflation, market risk, loss of control, and income depletion. The last risk, taxes, have the biggest impact on your retirement but is one that many people... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | Sep 1, 2016 | Estate Planning, Financial Organization, Investing, Money, News, Retirement, Savings
QUESTION: What is the average rate of return when you make 100 percent on your money year-one, but then lose 50 percent in year two? ANSWER: The investment industry will tell you 25 percent. Wall Street has been using what I call this “fuzzy”... 
by MoneyMasterPeter | Aug 31, 2016 | Estate Planning, Financial Organization, Investing, Money, News, Retirement, Savings
We are all told, repeatedly, that over time the market will gain about 11 percent average annual yield. This is not true when you follow the money you invest year-to-year. If you do track, you will find the cash result is only 3.8 percent because you must overcome...
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