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10 Great Part-Time Jobs For Retirees
10 Great Part-Time Jobs For Retirees
From: retiredinusa.com
Best Part-Time Jobs For Retirees
A job with a good income and flexible hours after retirement is a choice that numerous retirees make these days for a multitude of reasons. There are numerous motives people stay in the workforce after they “retire.” Most people do it for the money.
Other people remain working after retirement purely because they enjoy it, it keeps them full of life,…
How to Analyze a Balance Sheet
How to Analyze a Balance Sheet
From: www.linkedin.com (Systems for Business)
What is a balance sheet?
A balance sheet shows you what a company OWNS and OWES.
It’s like a company’s “Net Worth” statement.
🔢 Balance Sheet Formula:
Assets = Liabilities + Shareholders Equity
📸 Balance Sheet = Snapshot
Balance sheet = snapshot -> at a certain point in time
💰 Assets:
What the company OWNS
Two categories of assets:
→ Current Assets: Assets that are expected to be used in <1…
Your Year-Round Tax Planning Check-Up
Your Year-Round Tax Planning Check-Up
From: www.marinerwealthadvisors.com
Keep your tax planning on track
Tax planning isn’t just a springtime activity. Just like going to the doctor for annual check-ups is a crucial part of maintaining your health, so too are annual check-ups for your tax planning. Your needs evolve from year to year, so the following checkpoints can help you ensure your tax planning stays on track.
Want to Trump-proof your portfolio? It’s not too late.
Want to Trump-proof your portfolio? It’s not too late.
From: www.marketwatch.com
If your investments are taking a beating from tariff ‘liberation day’ or ‘Mag 7 problems,’ this simple strategy may help
When I wrote in January about how to “Trump-proof your portfolio,” I had my tongue — not for the first time — somewhat in my cheek.
I pointed out that anyone who wanted to sit out the second Trump administration had the option…
Handling Adversity
By Rudyard Kipling
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,…
Can a Lien Be Placed on Homestead Property in Florida?
Can a Lien Be Placed on Homestead Property in Florida?
From: www.alperlaw.com
The Florida homestead law is the strongest asset protection tool in the country. It lets homeowners completely shield their primary residence from most types of creditors.
But many people misunderstand how the protection actually works when it comes to liens.
The general rule is that judgment creditors cannot force the sale of your homestead to collect on a debt….
Average intra-year market drop over the last 75 years
Average intra-year market drop over the last 75 years
From: www.linkedin.com (Peter Mallouk)
Over the last 75 years, the average intra-year market drop has been 14%. If you are overly stressed out about the current 10% drawdown, the stock market isn’t for you. Downside volatility is the price investors pay for long-term outperformance.
Edward Jones CEO: Crypto Still Isn’t An Asset Class
Edward Jones CEO: Crypto Still Isn’t An Asset Class
From: finance.yahoo.com
Investing in crypto should still be handled with great care given its volatility.
“I don’t see crypto as an asset class,” Edward Jones CEO Penny Pennington told me on Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid podcast.
Pennington added, “There is not a fundamental value that stands behind crypto — however, it is becoming an innovation in our marketplace associated with blockchain innovations. That is a…
What We’ve Learned From 150 Years of Stock Market Crashes
What We’ve Learned From 150 Years of Stock Market Crashes
From: www.morningstar.com
Though they varied in length and severity, the market always recovered and went on to new highs.
This month marks five years since the covid market downturn.
Though the initial downturn on March 9, 2020, was dramatic—the US stock market lost nearly 8% in one day—the US stock market ultimately recovered from that crash in just four months, making it the fastest…
Cash Flow Summary & Strategy
Cash Flow Summary
From: www.linkedin.com (Oana Labes)
Most CEOs focus on the P&L.
That’s a big mistake.
A company can be profitable today and still fail to scale, attract investors, or create long-term shareholder value.
Why?
Because CEOs focus on earnings instead of cash flow strategy.
Without a plan to generate, allocate, and invest cash, you risk:
↳ Chasing revenue instead of high-ROI investments
↳ Wasting capital on low-impact initiatives
↳ Carrying debt that weakens financial flexibility
↳ Failing to attract…
