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Keri Stillwell
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"It might cost a little more to keep two savings accounts instead of one, but it's worth it if it helps your keep your fingers off."
— May 31, 2020 08:37AM
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Keri Stillwell
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"With careful, regular savings, investing, and debt repayments, your net worth should gradually go up." 208
"Make all these payments automatic." 222
— Jun 02, 2020 11:41AM
"Make all these payments automatic." 222
Keri Stillwell
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"Managing 401(k) plans...Consider investing just enough to get the full- employer match. Invest the rest of your retirement money in a Roth IRA. "
— Jun 01, 2020 05:43AM
Keri Stillwell
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"If stocks zoom up...You sell some of your stock fund (at a profit) and put the proceeds into your bond fund...stocks do poorly...you'd sell bonds and reinvest the proceeds in stocks" 184
You sell at high prices (taking profits) and reinvest in lower-priced assets that haven't done as well. 185
Reinvest the proceeds in investments that lagged. 185
— Jun 01, 2020 05:41AM
You sell at high prices (taking profits) and reinvest in lower-priced assets that haven't done as well. 185
Reinvest the proceeds in investments that lagged. 185
Keri Stillwell
is on page 176 of 256
"To be diversified means owning different types of investments tha rise and fall at different times." 176
"You imagine that your fund will pick techs (or whatever) when they're cheap, sell them at their peak" (did not peak at 2000, peaking at 2016), "and jump right into the next big thing." 183
— Jun 01, 2020 05:39AM
"You imagine that your fund will pick techs (or whatever) when they're cheap, sell them at their peak" (did not peak at 2000, peaking at 2016), "and jump right into the next big thing." 183
Keri Stillwell
is on page 131 of 256
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Save the minimum dollar amount that the schools will require you to pay -called the Expected Family Contribution. 131
Among these investments, the best are low-cost. Cost is the single best predictor of future returns! The less you pay, the faster your money is likely to grow. 156
— Jun 01, 2020 05:32AM
Save the minimum dollar amount that the schools will require you to pay -called the Expected Family Contribution. 131
Among these investments, the best are low-cost. Cost is the single best predictor of future returns! The less you pay, the faster your money is likely to grow. 156
Keri Stillwell
is on page 117 of 256
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Add 1/12 of a payment to the regular amount you pay each month. 116
Some borrowers should not prepay. In the big picture, other things come first. Contribute to your retirement plan. Pay off consumer debt. Build a cushion fund, for ready cash.... If you have children, contribute to a college savings plan. Then put extra money toward reducing your housing costs. 117
— Jun 01, 2020 05:28AM
Add 1/12 of a payment to the regular amount you pay each month. 116
Some borrowers should not prepay. In the big picture, other things come first. Contribute to your retirement plan. Pay off consumer debt. Build a cushion fund, for ready cash.... If you have children, contribute to a college savings plan. Then put extra money toward reducing your housing costs. 117
Keri Stillwell
is on page 97 of 256
Home ownership is a way of life pg 97
Homes normally are an especially poor investment compared with the average stock. 98
Home ownership is your best hope of living "free" when you retire. 98
A 15-year mortgage...Short term mortgages are huge money savers. 113
The automated way to prepay: Add a fixed number of dollars - say, $50 or $100 to your regular monthly payments. 116
— Jun 01, 2020 05:25AM
Homes normally are an especially poor investment compared with the average stock. 98
Home ownership is your best hope of living "free" when you retire. 98
A 15-year mortgage...Short term mortgages are huge money savers. 113
The automated way to prepay: Add a fixed number of dollars - say, $50 or $100 to your regular monthly payments. 116
Keri Stillwell
is on page 90 of 256
"Money left to young children should be held in trust.."
— May 31, 2020 08:43AM
