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help Gold guide: Buying gold the Clark Smart way With worries about the value of the dollar, people are continually…
Top 5 Reasons Not To Borrow From Your 401(k) Think Twice Before Taking Out a 401(k) Loan Clark's Investment Guide…
When you borrow against your 401(k), you're borrowing from yourself and paying yourself back, right? Not so fast. Clark has…
It's the #1 factor that will determine how early you can retire…or whether you'll be able to retire at all.…
It's no secret that Clark is a fan of HSA's, or Health Savings Accounts. Although they're not for everybody, HSAs can…
Odds are, if you are in your 50s, you have thought about retirement at one time or another. Regardless of whether this…
After all the years you've spent building your nest egg for retirement and the hard work you've put in, you'll want…
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When Leslie Tayne turned 40, her retirement savings, like those of many Americans, were nonexistent. Tayne, founder of New York…
Borrowing against your 401(k) It might be tempting to borrow against your 401(k), but have you ever thought of the…
There’s something about reaching the big 4-0 that often causes you to re-evaluate your direction in life. And when you…
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Three years ago I was purchasing a house and ended up taking out a 401(k) loan. At first glance, 401(k)…
CLARKONOMICS: Want to turn your dollars into gold? You can do that, literally, thanks to a new gold vending machine…
As I travel around the country on book tour for Living Large in Lean Times, I've been asked questions about…
When you started your 401(k) at work, you were probably handed a plan document that nobody but a Wall Streeter…
Gold has fallen from its peak a few years ago down to $1,100 an ounce. Some analysts even think it…
When people ask me whether or not they should pay off their mortgage, my answer is always, unequivocally YES. There…
Is a financial planner worth the cost? Is it a smart money move to dedicate some of that hard-earned cash…
A FEW WEEKS BACK, I discussed the notion of “the four horsemen of the investor apocalypse.” A concept proposed by Morningstar Managing Director Don Phillips,…
ARE YOU IN YOUR 60sand worried about rising consumer prices? It’s worth understanding how inflation affects Social Security benefits—especially its…
I SPEND SIGNIFICANTtime reading the viewpoints of people who are planning for retirement or who are already retired. My frequent…
BOSTON COLLEGE’SCenter for Retirement Research just published a study that explores what Americansthinkare the biggest risks to their retirement—as opposed…
THE FINANCIAL WORLDgenerates a lot of noise. As a financial planner, I see that every day. Being in my 20s,…
WE LIKE TO ESCAPEthe Northeast’s cold each winter, so we just spent 10 days in Sarasota, Florida. Like many others…
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINEfinancial freedom? That’s the intriguing question I’ve been asked twice in recent weeks by journalists curious about…
WHEN WE RETIRE,we win back control over our daily life. Gone is the boss, the expectation that we’ll be at…
IT WAS JULY 2003.My wife and I were in our early 50s. Wehad jobs we liked and we lived comfortably.…
