If you apply on your 60th birthday, you’ll get about 36% less of the age 65 monthly pension. But, if you wait until you’re 70, you’ll get about 42% more. Should you hold out for the higher income, or start early? Start early and you’re sure to get it. If you wait, and die before […]

There is a legend about a successful financial advisor in Warren Buffett’s stomping grounds of Omaha, Nebraska. It is reported that this advisor has learned the art of communicating the basics of wealth building with the local farmers. The advisor, who we will call Fred Smith, greets clients in his office with a window behind […]

One Saturday, famed investment manager Peter Lynch was working at the office when he decided to answer the phone. The caller was a holder of his mutual fund who was calling to cash in the investment. Peter explained how he was excited about the growth prospects for the economy and his fund and asked him […]