My Mom was a wonderful woman. She was strong-willed, intelligent, and had a great business mind. Early in her life she owned an antique shop, buying and selling antique dolls and making thousands of dollars from each sale.
Yet, when she died, she was almost completely broke.
This is My Life
A bit of history first. I came [...]

2008 was a BAD year for retirement funds. Aside from the fact that it was a bad year for pretty much anything financial, retirement funds in particular are suffering for some non-financial reasons as well.
It’s estimated that at this point investors have lost between 30% and 45% of the value of their investments. That wipes [...]

It’s that time of the year again, time to receive the quarterly 401k statements. If you’re anything like myself, you’re not looking forward to the little piece of paper that’s telling you your beach retirement has turned into a lawn chair in the backyard by the wading pool.
With the AARP estimating that 401k plans have [...]