You can achieve financial freedom, but you need a plan and to be money smart in how you spend, save and invest your money. My aim through Money Smart is to support you along the way with financial education, financial advice and financial coaching.
For most people retirement is a bad goal and a misguided life plan. Why should you have to wait until you are sixty-five (or older) before you can live the life you wish? Instead, replace the R-word, retirement, with two new ones: financial freedom. This is the goal to pursue.
Fall is a time to learn new strategies for reaching your financial goals. Success with money and financial freedom is within your reach. Keep trying, keep learning, and don’t give up. You will be amazed at what you can achieve.
Money management expert, Ted Hunter explains that money can bring you happiness if spend wisely. So use your common sense to make money smart choices that will truly add to your success with money and happiness. His money book, Money Smart offers saving tips and advice for achieving financial freedom.
So where did everyone's retirement money go? It went to pay for the multi-billion dollar financial services industry. It was lost due to gross investment incompetence by an industry that doesn’t know how to invest successfully, but does know how to successfully sell the idea that they do. Americans have been subjected to one of the most effective and most destructive marketing campaigns in history.
Fire your financial adviser and invest for yourself using no-load index funds. You can also read more of my investment advice and my current investment market assessment.
