Tag: Retirement
Weekly Roundup: Interview Questions, Frappuccino, Shopping, and Retirement
The Weekly Roundup is a collection of online articles from the past week that I found particularly noteworthy, educational, or enjoyable. The articles typically fit into the technology and finance themes of Modern Saver, but there are no rules. Please post your reactions in the Comment section and have a good weekend! 10 Companies With [...]
Weekly Roundup: Discipline, Gen X Retirement, Google Wallet, Career Moves
The Myth of Discipline – Is discipline just too hard? Think again. Leo Babauta contends that every single thing you do is a result of motivation; NOT discipline. Check out my review of Leo’s book, The Power of Less. 4 Reasons Your Retirement is Riskier Than Your Parents – The article cites three year Boston [...]
Why Humans Don’t Want to Save
Research (1) shows that humans are just not programmed to make sound financial decisions. The poor financial decision-making ability of humans can be boiled down to two basic causes: We do not understand basic economics We cannot resist immediate gratification As a result, human saving and retirement accounts will continue to flounder despite the growing [...]
Top 30 401k Plans of 2010
Brightscope recently announced the Top 30 401k plans of 2010. The Top 30 list is comprised of large 401k plans with high overall quality, as measured by the Brightscope rating system. The Brightscope rating system measures how effectively a company’s 401k plan gets it’s employees to retirement. Key factors in the rating system include: Company [...]
How to Save Money After College Graduation
Learning to set aside money for yourself after graduation is a tough lesson for a lot of new grads. Think about it – students spend countless hours at university, yearning to put their theoretical knowledge to hard work in exchange for a paycheck. Since students are used to having no money for so long, the [...]
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