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In the past 3 months alone, 401k assets have increased by a total of 1 trillion dollars. Not only has the American market be seeing great increases in these accounts, but the international markets have also been doing well. Now, why is this? What is causing this?

There’s actually a few reasons, but the most evident one is that we now see more and more people entering the workforce that are putting their money into these 401k accounts. This week, Michael and John discuss some key details about 401k and other retirement accounts to help you ensure that you can enjoy your money in retirement.

[Read more…] about Ep. 83: 3 Labor Day Myths and 3 Retirement Decisions You Can Control

We all can agree it’s much easier to continue to do something when we see positive results. Kids learn at an early age not to touch the stove or you will get burned. In the winter it’s easy to really want to drink hot chocolate as soon as you get it, but again, you’ll get burned. If you had waited for it to cool a bit, you would have been able to enjoy it without a burned mouth. It’s a similar strategy for investing for your retirement. You’ve probably heard of the investing strategy “Buy and Hold”, or “Buy Low Sell High”.

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School is starting. Parents rejoice! I met a couple the other day that were out getting coffee in the morning because they had just dropped their child off for his first day of pre-school. They seemed very confused, and admitted they didn’t know what to do with their newly found free time. Kids are great. You get to watch them grow and play, and teach them how to be an integral part of our society. Kids are the biggest investment you can make in your life, and theirs.

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Marriage changes so many things. I mean, it’s one of the biggest relationship status updates you can make on Facebook. You most likely are starting to make a home with someone, not just live with them. Nothing can bring two people together like marriage, except maybe a bank account. This week on the Let’s Talk Future show we shared some pretty interesting facts about how people save. Rather, the differences in peoples saving habits as it relates to their jobs and personal lives.

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