Category: Investing for Retirement

For the month of June, the DOW went up 1499 points. This puts the DOW up 3.87% for the year, and up by 11.14% in the past 12 months. Interest and dividend income was $2213 for the month. Withdrawals for living expenses came to $1106 in the past month. I

For the month of May, the DOW went down 1190 points. This puts the DOW down 0.68% for the year, and down by 1% in the past 12 months. Interest and dividend income was $1834 for the month. Withdrawals for living expenses came to $1141 in the past month. I

If you have a bank account, you have most likely received an advertisement about opening a money market account to get higher interest on your savings. The problem is that the rates are not as good as what you can get from a money market fund. Bank money market accounts

For the month of April, the DOW gained 1442 points. This puts the DOW up 1.59% for the year, and up by 1.62% in the past 12 months. Interest and dividend income was $2023 for the month. Withdrawals for living expenses came to $1965 in the past month. Expenses were

By now everyone has filed their tax returns for 2022. I’ve been using TurboTax for the past 10 years or so and have seen the prices increase every year. This year it cost me $158 to file my forms. The reason it was high is that I have investment and

For the month of March, the DOW gained 619 points. This puts the DOW up 0.42% for the year, and off by -4.72% in the past 12 months. Interest and dividend income was $2198 for the month. Withdrawals for living expenses came to $1044 in the past month. YTD my