I don’t know about you, but I’ve run out of gas more than once in my life.  Early on, when I was still in high school and drove a red Ford pickup that didn’t have a working gas gauge, I ran out of gas more than I care to admit.  But as I got older …

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Ben explains what it takes to insure you Win Your Financial GAME

Ever feel that the world keeps getting faster and faster?  Ever notice that your day is packed full but you seem to complete less?  Ever wonder that the more you undertake the fewer results you actually achieve? Recently a message was posted online that was spot-on. “Where will we go today so we can stare …

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The Loan Manager…a simple tracking system

Anniversaries can be awesomely cool or memorably haunting. On July 27 of this year my parents celebrated their 69th anniversary.  Mom slyly stated her secret was, “I’ve always let him have my own way.”   Michele’s parents celebrated their 50th on September 4th and Michele and I will celebrate our 25th anniversary on December 22.  I …

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A new concept of just a new name

Fees, fees and more fees seem to be the norm when planning for your retirement.  Which leads one to ask, “Are there any specific restrictions on how many fees or how big the fees can be?”  And the direct answer is NO!  However, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does confine how large a fee …

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Setting up your own Self-Financing System

“Say the wrong thing on Facebook or Twitter, and you might need to defend yourself in court.”[i] Someone accidently slips and falls on your property or you get involved in an accident a jury may end up awarding millions of dollars against you. Examples: a dog bite case in Maryland for $5.9 million; an Internet bulletin board …

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