by Tim Schmidt | Jul 15, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Gold is a popular way for investors to put their money into the market without taking a ton of risk. Though you can certainly buy physical gold, like gold bullion, the better option is to look into gold ETFs, instead. The price of gold is rising, but instead of buying...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 13, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Investments go up and down each day. Investors spend tons of their time analyzing the stock market to see what they should invest in. Online trading also has a low-expense ratio, so people keep researching financial assets and investing in new stocks, funds, and even...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 12, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
If you want to be successful in the stock market, then you need a decent investment portfolio. That helps you look more confident and have more experience in investing. The market trends change every day, so you need to analyze the market data and develop excellent...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 22, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Numismatics is the collection or study of coins, tokens, medals, paper money and other types of currency and related objects. While people interested in numismatics often are characterized as collectors or students focused on coins, the discipline is a lot broader...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 16, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Due to various recent events around the globe, many have rejuvenated their interests in precious metals. Gold and silver are the two unique metals that share a similar legacy despite gold being favored as being more valuable. If you are an investor and you’re...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 15, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
American Numismatic Association Membership Member Number One was reputed to be “big, fat, good natured, and larger than life.” Doctor George Francis Heath of Monroe, Michigan one day in 1888 printed and distributed a four page pamphlet entitled The...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 11, 2021 | Self Directed IRA Investing
Having an IRA is simply said, a part of being a responsible adult. Like it or not, we all have to think about our future and how to place our savings for the future. Some people opt for the 401k plan, but still, many people look at having an IRA. That being said,...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 9, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Everything You Want to Know about Collecting The JFK Half Dollar Coin President John F Kennedy Was a well-loved president and one that we lost prematurely. His sudden death struck the nation in 1963. On the day of his passing, the idea came to the director of the mint...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 4, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
US Mint Silver Eagles I learned the American Silver Eagle is the United States official bullion coin. The US mint is responsible for minting these coins. The first coin was issued in 1986. All US Mint Silver Eagles contain 99.9 percent pure silver bullion struck in a...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 3, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
What is Coin IRA? Coin IRA is a specialist providing retirees and investors with the opportunity to make an investment in crypto. This is accomplished through the rollover of an existing IRA into a self-directed IRA. Their clients have the option to make an investment...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 2, 2021 | Money Management
Millions of Americans are currently stuck in a mortgage situation that they hate. They either owe too much money or are behind on their payments. This situation can be stressful and leads to divorce and health problems on a regular basis. But Americans are not...
by Tim Schmidt | May 22, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
The minting for Turkey Gold 100 Kurush Coins included both artistic and historical designs. Imagining the reasons these rare Ottoman Imperial coins continue to maintain popularity among gold historic world coins is easy. Anyone experienced with Middle Eastern Gold...
by Tim Schmidt | May 21, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
What is Gold Line International? Goldline Inc. has been dealing in precious metals for more than 60 years. In addition to establishing precious metals IRAs using a seamless process, the company also offers IRA-eligible bars and coins and collectible and rare coins....
by Tim Schmidt | May 20, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Unique and expensive, the American Buffalo Gold Coin, first minted in 2006, has become a highly sought-after treasure among not only coin collectors but gold investors as well. Does the uncertainty of US economic markets affect the value of these coins? How much are...
by Tim Schmidt | May 13, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Many investors are realizing gold bars are an excellent investment. There are two basic options, traditional gold bars and gold coins. There are two factors every investor should understand before a choice is made between adding precious metals or gold bars to their...
by Tim Schmidt | May 8, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
As far as coins go, there are two major different types to know about. The first are proof coins and the other is uncirculated coins. Are you an avid coin collector? Or are you someone looking to eventually get into this hobby or lifestyle? Either way, you’re going to...
by Tim Schmidt | May 6, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
You may not know this, but the Five Dollar Liberty Gold Coin has been around for a long time. In fact, they first minted the original set in 1839 and they stopped minting this beautiful precious metal in 1908. On the face of the coin, the original value was five...
by Tim Schmidt | May 5, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Believe it or not, the American Eagle Gold bullion coin has a rich and storied history in the United States. As a matter of fact, mining interests lobbied Congress back in 1985. They had them pass a bill called the Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985. This act is the reason...
by Tim Schmidt | May 4, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Are you finally ready to begin investing in gold? Maybe you’d rather avoid keeping the physical asset in a safe at home. And you’d rather invest in a gold mutual fund because it seems like the safer and more effective way to capitalize on the increasing rise of the...
by Tim Schmidt | May 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you have heard of the latest in alternatives in retirement investing, you’ve certainly heard of a precious metals IRA. This page will share with you all of the options you have when it comes to putting your retirement dollars to work for you in the form of...
by Tim Schmidt | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
After spending the last 16 months background checking, investigating reviews and complaints, interviewing and going through the whole process of setting up an account and meanwhile drinking a lot more coffee than my cardiologist should ever know about, I’m ready to...
by Tim Schmidt | Apr 13, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Contrary to popular belief, a gold coin’s value is not based on how much it weighs. Multiple gold-plated quarters do not cost much because they have very little melt value or none at all. This makes it impossible to resell them. For instance, most gold-plated...
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s not a secret that gold and silver make a profitable investment – they’ve been considered one of the most stable and fruitful tangible assets for a long time now. If lately, you’ve been contemplating investing your money, you might want to consider pouring...
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 16, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Investing in precious metals such as gold and silver has been popular for decades, if not centuries, and for excellent reasons. There are many benefits you get from investing in tangible assets, such as precious metals that you don’t get from stocks, bonds, etc....
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 12, 2021 | Self Directed IRA Investing
Since the establishment of individual retirement accounts (IRAs) there has been developments around the initial plans giving room to improvements of the traditional IRAs. Today, there are more inclusive plans which are beneficial to both employer and employee....
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 10, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
The world of investments can be rather confusing for newcomers. The way the precious metals IRA investments work, along with everything else can take some time to figure out. As a start, you should pick a company that will help you with buying and selling bullion....
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 9, 2021 | Retirement Tips
Most people know about the Roth and Traditional IRAs, but there are two alternative types of IRAs that are lesser known: the SIMPLE IRA and the SEP IRA. These types of IRA accounts are available to small business owners and while they have some...
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 9, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Investing in gold or other precious metals is one of the safest investments out there. The gold IRA is a popular choice for many people nowadays, and it’s only getting more popular each day. When you’re looking to invest – you need to know that...
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 3, 2021 | Self Directed IRA Investing
Investing in precious metals has been very popular for a long time now. Gold, among other things, can be a safe and lucrative investment, which is why so many people decide to invest in gold bullion. Those who decide that it’s finally time to get into bullion...
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 2, 2021 | Self Directed IRA Investing
As we are witnessing a gradual but monumental change in the world of finance, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are booming. If you are interested in investing currencies for your retirement, this could be a good option to investigate as it could both...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 27, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
The precious metals broker Patriot Gold Group has focused their specialty on precious metals IRA facilitation. I consider this company one of the best gold IRA companies because they make everything so simple. As a matter of fact, they’ll have your entire precious...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 23, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Based out of Los Angeles in California, American Hartford Gold is a company operated and owned by members of the same family. It is dedicated to helping future retirees as families or individual investors. They will provide the necessary guidance to buying precious...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 23, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Today we’re on the topic of storing your gold. There is a lot of bad information about there being published online, so we do our best here to keep this page updated with the truth about gold storage. Simply speaking, the true definition of gold storage is a...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 22, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
When selling your precious metals like gold and silver, there are various options to choose from. But picking the right places to sell your gold all depends on your overall objective. Are you in quick need of cash that you must acquire immediately? Or can you hold out...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 16, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Amid the societal turmoil and uncertainty of the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, it appears many Americans are turning in greater numbers to an asset they believe will remain standing should others fail: precious metals. Last summer, as economic fallout from the pandemic...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 9, 2021 | Economy
Is it possible the Biden years could be remembered for coinciding with a significant silver surge? For starters, it appears there will be no shortage of either drastically accommodative monetary policy or spendthrift fiscal policy – both potential pro-silver factors –...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 4, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
You’re thinking about buying precious metals. You’ve done your due diligence, spoken to your financial advisor, and decided that your portfolio potentially could benefit from the addition of physical gold and/or silver. But which is it? The “and” or the “or”? Will...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 27, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Recently, I’ve addressed the more prominent fundamental reasons why some analysts remain so keen on silver even in the wake of the strong year enjoyed by the metal in 2020. Chief among them is the predisposition of silver to optimally respond to highly accommodative...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 19, 2021 | Economy
Last week, high-profile Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard spoke once again about the central bank’s outlook for the economy. And, once again, I found myself paying close attention to what she had to say. Throughout all of last year, Brainard was very open and...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 18, 2021 | Money Management
Investors that are looking to establish a consistent stream of income usually opt for Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). REITs are companies that own and operate real estate properties that generate income. They can include warehouses, office properties, hotels,...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 12, 2021 | Stock Market, Uncategorized
I’ve always believed that if you’re going to invest your money in a company, there should be more than one logical reason to do so. While some investors focus on making their money from share price increases, others tend to prefer the passive income that high dividend...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 12, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
Recent developments on both national and state political fronts have determined that America’s next few years will be spent under a Biden administration and a Democratic-leaning Congress. For President Trump and his supporters, the events of Jan. 6 in our nation’s...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 5, 2021 | Precious Metals Investing
In light of precious metals’ strong 2020 showing as well as the expectation gold and silver will continue to surge this year, you can bet that metals are on the mind of a lot of folks. As a matter of fact, a New York Times article published in July of last year...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 30, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Gold has been the precious metals story over the last two years, overall. Beginning with an increase in trade-related worries that bubbled up toward the end of 2018, gold has shown steady strength since that time. From December 2018 through today, the yellow metal has...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 15, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Gold and silver are frequently discussed together, but they aren’t the same metal. Yes, gold and silver obviously are both precious metals. They each have demonstrated at times the tendency to strengthen in the face of dollar weakness, inflation fears and various...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 9, 2020 | Economy
Once we arrive at the stage where the COVID-19 pandemic is neutralized and life returns to normal, what then? What will “normal” look like after all this? Will it be the spitting image of life in America before the outbreak, complete with a return to an energetic...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 1, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Think gold has seen its best days? It’s understandable if you do. For one thing, there’s the tedious bit of consolidation the metal’s price has been exhibiting since August. Despite the fact that gold’s underlying positive fundamentals remain sound, it has seen fit to...
by Tim Schmidt | Nov 24, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
The imminent availability of two apparently-effective COVID-19 vaccines permits us to say something we’ve not been able tosince the earliest days of the current health crisis: The pandemic will come to an end. When it does, presumably so will the Federal Reserve...
by Tim Schmidt | Nov 17, 2020 | Economy
Given the enormity of the public health and economic crisis posed by the pandemic, it’s reasonable to think the imminent arrival of a vaccine represents nothing but good news.But some economists are lining up to say the economic fallout from the pandemic will not...
by Tim Schmidt | Nov 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
Cases of novel coronavirusare on the rise – in a big way. Is this the “second wave” that so many health experts had feared? Or is it “merely” the revitalized trajectory of a first wave that was nevereradicated? It doesn’t matter. Any new way of looking at the highly...
by Tim Schmidt | Nov 4, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
One of the ways in which gold and silver have been marketed traditionally is as crisis assets. The implication of a crisis asset is that it is of little to no value unless crisis conditions are in play. One clear example of a crisis condition during which precious...
by Tim Schmidt | Oct 26, 2020 | Economy
The first time we were introduced to the controversial Federal Reserve policy of quantitative easing (QE) was during the 2008 financial crisis. QE returned with a vengeance this year when the COVID-19 outbreak seemed to a reach a point of no return. In the latter part...
by Tim Schmidt | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
The third-quarter recovery we were told would signal the end of the threat to our economy showed promise. But it appears that recovery already may be waning. During the worst of the pandemic-cued job-shedding, 23 million American jobs were lost. From May through...
by Tim Schmidt | Oct 13, 2020 | Side Hustles
As I’ve noted recently, the prospects for gold remain excellent. The yellow metal has demonstrated sustained strength since it became apparent in early 2019 that the economy remained fragile even after a decade of generous monetary policy. That overall pattern of...
by Tim Schmidt | Oct 6, 2020 | Stock Market
Both precious metals and equities have stumbled recently. Oftentimes, pullbacks in asset classes that have been motoring along for a while can serve as good buying opportunities, as long as the underlying fundamentals remain supportive. Recently, Citigroup made news...
by Tim Schmidt | Sep 29, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Precious metals continue to struggle at regaining their footing after enjoying a positively supersonic April through July. The 30% surge enjoyed by gold during that time was stopped in its tracks with the arrival of August. During the last two months, gold has dropped...
by Tim Schmidt | Sep 21, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
The broad, global move to precious metals continues. It’s so vast that some see it as a “great rotation,” one that suggests gold – and silver – will become every bit as mainstream as equities and debt securities for the foreseeable future. “Great rotation” is, in...
by Tim Schmidt | Sep 13, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
If you’ve followed Warren Buffett for any length of time, you know about his reputation for being staunchly anti-gold. He regularly has taken pot shots at the metalover the years, once saying, “It doesn’t do anything but sit there and look at you.” However, the...
by Tim Schmidt | Sep 8, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Anyone who’s been paying attention knows that gold and silver have been stumbling a bit lately. Not badly, but once they hit August, the metals stopped surging the way they did April through July. (I spoke about the correction in this recent update.) Despite the...
by Tim Schmidt | Sep 2, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Not long after the new year began, the novel coronavirus outbreak that first seemed relatively inconsequential became a full-blown pandemic. As it did, the U.S. economy took a stunning gut punch. In practically no time, the U.S. unemployment rate reached its highest...
by Tim Schmidt | Aug 25, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Gold is registering a far more measured performance in August thus far. Thathas many owners – and prospective owners – of the metal wondering if the best days of the current precious metals bull market are over already. The concern is understandable. Gold has been...
by Tim Schmidt | Aug 18, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
For all the buzz about promising vaccines and treatments, there currently is no end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic. New infection numbers continue to grow at what seems like an exponential rate.And the economic fallout from the pandemic is every bit as significant...
by Tim Schmidt | Aug 10, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
There does not appear to be any stopping gold and silver right now. You already may know the metals logged a sensational second quarter, with gold jumping 13% and silver soaring 32%. As great as those performances were, the third quarter may prove even more robust. In...
by Tim Schmidt | Aug 4, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
Gold has done it. Last week, the metal broke through the now-previous all-time price high of $1,923 per ounce that stood for nine years. Even more significant than the fact gold achieved this new high is the way it was done. Rather than spending a prolonged period...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 28, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
There seems little question that a precious metals bull market is in effect after the performances notched by gold and silver in the recently wrapped second quarter. Gold has demonstrated growing strength for a while now. Consistently improving numbers for gold kicked...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 19, 2020 | Money Management
Well, THIS can’t be good. According to the results of a Rasmussen Reports poll, 34% of U.S. voters believe the country will see a second civil war sometime in the next five years. You read that right. Over one-third of your fellow countrymen think the nation will be...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 11, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
If the recently completed second quarter is any indication, both gold and silver are on the way to meeting the robust expectations analysts have for precious metals. Gold has been demonstrating unmistakable strength for some time. This since the Federal Reserve...
by Tim Schmidt | Apr 7, 2020 | Precious Metals Investing
I have touched on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the stock market. Now, we’re seeing it have an affect on the gold mining industry. According to a recent report published on FoxBusiness, one CEO, Mark Bristow, of Barrick Gold, feels that a lot of deal...
by Tim Schmidt | Apr 1, 2020 | Stock Market
I’ve got a lot of praise via email about my content curating, and I’ve heard many of you cite that they like the style of Matthew from The Right Trader, so I’m back again with another great video he produced about recession proof stocks. These are...
by Tim Schmidt | Mar 31, 2020 | Stock Market
This recent world pandemic called the coronavirus, or COVID-19, has caused chaos in the markets. So much so, that I recently wrote about the fears the coronavirus is putting into investors. Well, since then, we’ve had some wild days of trading, with some...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 27, 2020 | Stock Market
The past two days have been very rough for U.S. stocks, having lost more than $1.7 trillion in market value, according to a report on Yahoo! Finance. The sell off stems from the concerns over the corona virus outbreak that has been causing chaos on an economy that...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 13, 2020 | Stock Market
I recently stumbled into a new Podcast called “Exchanges at Goldman Sachs,” and I found the first episode I listened to to be very informative as I try to navigate this seemingly endless bull market. I found and listened to the podcast on Stitcher, but...
by Tim Schmidt | Feb 12, 2020 | Stock Market
It’s always interesting seeing what companies in emerging markets do in terms fo stock prices after a successful launch. Beyond Meat’s stock price surged shortly after it’s IPO, thanks in part to a huge movement towards plant-based proteins in society. I’ve seen...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 30, 2020 | Stock Market
As someone with a passion for investing, I find The Right Trader to be one of the best follows on YouTube. If you read any of my past transcriptions and re-posts of their videos, you’ll know that they are full of insight while lacking all of the normal...
by Tim Schmidt | Jan 3, 2020 | Retirement Tips
I always read articles that tout retirement destinations with extreme caution, mainly because many of them are influenced by advertising dollars and are perhaps selling real estate on subsequent pages. However, this Business Insider article was told from the...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 17, 2019 | Precious Metals Investing
I recently got an email from Escape Artist, one of my favorite sites about living and investing overseas. I’ve probably followed Escape Artist for over 20 years, and truly enjoy their guidance on how to navigate the murky waters of living offshore. A lot of...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 14, 2019 | Stock Market
If you don’t have dividend stocks in your portfolio, I highly suggest you take a peek at this video below, or read the transcript, to see what a great cash flow they can provide you. I’m not a Financial Advisor, but it’s clear to me that getting cash from an...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 12, 2019 | Money Management
I follow several YouTube Channels that have to do with investing. Some deal with retirement, others are for trading, and some are even in the cryptocurrency space. One that I feel has a lot of great information for the generation right behind me, is Millenial...
by Tim Schmidt | Dec 11, 2019 | Money Management
If you are looking for tips from one of the most successful businessmen of all time, you should take a peak at this video by Kevin O’Leary. It’s his tips for 20 year olds, but I found them useful for people of all ages and walks of life. Top 5 Tips for 20...
by Tim Schmidt | Oct 16, 2019 | Money Management
An Overview of Cash vs. Mortgage No matter where you look, you’ll hear someone spouting off about the foolishness of carrying debt. So you’ll automatically believe that buying a home using cash is the best way to make this large purchase while preserving your...
by Tim Schmidt | Oct 2, 2019 | Money Management
If you want to avoid having to pay taxes on the distributions in retirement when you have a simplified employee pension individual retirement account, you have the choice of converting it into a Roth IRA. This can be done regardless of having the pension account...
by Tim Schmidt | Aug 20, 2019 | Precious Metals Investing
There are a plethora of different reasons why gold prices move. Sometimes it’s the economy. Other times it’s investor sentiment. Still other times it’s the health of central governments and central banks. For the average gold investor, it’s going to be impossible to...
by Tim Schmidt | Aug 8, 2019 | Money Management
Today I’ll share with you the basics of a 529 plan.This plan operates as a savings plan for college that provides specific financial aid and tax related benefits. Many of today’s 529 plans are also used as a way to invest and save money for grade school tuition...
by Tim Schmidt | Aug 3, 2019 | Money Management
Budgeting – it’s one activity that everybody seems to dread. Is budgeting really that bad or does it have a bad reputation? Truth be told, all a budget really is is a plan to manage your finances. That’s not too scary, right? Unfortunately some people see it as a form...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 29, 2019 | Side Hustles
Unless you have a lot of money to spare, you’ll typically try to find the best ways to earn or save money. Going on the Internet to find products via comparison-shopping and getting online discounts is an excellent way to cut your spending. By shopping this way, you...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 25, 2019 | Retirement Tips
Do you love buying books? Are you the type to stop at every bookstore in your path? Do you always buy at least one new book whenever you’re in a bookstore? It’s no secret to your family and friends that you’re a book fanatic. In fact, they enable your collecting habit...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 23, 2019 | Retirement Tips, Side Hustles
Not that long ago, I met a guy who just decided that it was time to get started in the real estate game. He decided to become a real estate agent. But he didn’t end his education there. In fact, he decided to learn all he could about renovations too. This led to him...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 12, 2019 | Retirement Tips
If you are looking to use your ROTH IRA as a retirement vehicle, but don’t have a huge balance, this post is for you! A Roth IRA, can be a powerful vehicle to not only accumulate property, but also do it in a manner that saves you money in the long term with...
by Tim Schmidt | Jul 10, 2019 | Credit Hacks
Understanding your credit is one thing, but being able to improve your credit score without higher credit repair company Trump’s all. It’s pretty much means you can qualify for lower interest rates, better benefits on your credit cards and you can borrow...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 27, 2019 | Credit Hacks, Money Management
You’d be shocked at how many people simply don’t understand how credit scores are calculated. There are many factors involved, but by understanding a few of the basics, you can essentially game the system and ensure you are always in a solid standing credit-wise...
by Tim Schmidt | Jun 24, 2019 | Side Hustles
Turning the excess stuff laying around your home into cold hard cash is a brilliant way to get rid of your clutter. And you have a number of different options to do so at this point including eBay, Amazon, Craigslist, Facebook, and even classifieds in the newspaper....
by Tim Schmidt | May 29, 2019 | Retirement Tips
I like people who think ahead. In the case of Tori Dunlap, who wrote this article for Forbes, she’s thinking very far ahead. I was intrigued by her contribution and ability to forward think enough that I thought I’d come and share what she’s doing in...
by Tim Schmidt | May 23, 2019 | Retirement Tips
When it comes to places to retire, it seems like most Americans (especially those from the Midwest and the Northeast) make their way down to warmer climates in the south like Florida and Arizona where they can spend their days golfing and not having to worry about...
by Tim Schmidt | May 20, 2019 | Retirement Tips
Basically, if you’re looking for the type of retirement plan that you can fund using money that you’ve already paid taxes on, then you’d want to set up a nondeductible IRA. With a traditional IRA, you have the ability to use your income tax to deduct contributions....
by Tim Schmidt | May 20, 2019 | Stock Market
Know what feels even better than getting some money from a hard day’s work? Making money passively! While some investments take a lot of research and speculating to choose the right place to put your money in a growth stock, you can rest easy when putting some...
by Tim Schmidt | May 20, 2019 | Money Management
A lot of people think that to be considered to have “perfect” credit, you need to have a score of 850. After all, that is the highest credit score possible on the standard range of credit scoring. However, as described in the previous post about the...
by Tim Schmidt | May 15, 2019 | Money Management
When you check your credit, you will likely see a note on the site that indicates that the range of possible scores go from 300 to 850. These are the most common models of credit scores, so to answer the question in the title above, no, a 900 credit score is not...
by Tim Schmidt | May 13, 2019 | Money Management
Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions you’ll face in your life. If you mis-step, you can easily put yourself in jeopardy of ruining your finances. I’ve purchased homes, sold homes, rented homes, and I’ve even had a property foreclosed on....
by Tim Schmidt | May 7, 2019 | Retirement Tips
When the financial crisis in 2008 ravaged retirement accounts far and wide, I had friends who realized exiting the workforce was no longer in the cards so they delayed it for a while longer. They still had adequate savings, but they felt waiting was the right choice....
by Tim Schmidt | May 6, 2019 | Precious Metals Investing
As I perused today’s news in Google, I couldn’t help notice many stories talking about what’s going on with gold. While many of the click-bait titles drew my attention, there was no getting away from the article I read on The Street that discussed the rabid...
