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Hugh F. Wynn
Sep 30, 20213 min read
7 Investing Tips I Learned the Hard Way
Newbie investors learn through personal experiences – both good and bad. Here are seven investing tips learned the hard way.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Sep 23, 20214 min read
Make Investment Bank Using the Eighth Wonder of World
Albert Einstein referred to compound interest as the “Eighth Wonder of the World…the most powerful force in the universe."
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Hugh F. Wynn
Sep 16, 20214 min read
Pushing Boundaries: Investing in 401(k)s and IRAs at the same time
Take your retirement savings to the next level by investing simultaneously in a 401(k) retirement plan and an IRA.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Sep 9, 20214 min read
RIP: How to Ensure that Your Beneficiaries are Set in Stone
When preparing your last will and testament, I cannot stress enough the importance of choosing your beneficiaries.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Sep 2, 20214 min read
How to Make Sure Your Castle Finds a Good Home Post-Mortem
How do you handle estate planning for your castle without placing undue burden on your heirs?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 26, 20214 min read
Inquiring Minds: Is Our Economy Headed for a Meltdown?
Most folks are familiar with “meltdowns”. But what about a “melt-up”? And is our economy in a melt-up heading for a dreaded meltdown?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 19, 20214 min read
FICO: Three Digits That Have a Powerful Hold on Your Life
What the heck is a FICO score and why does it have so much sway over your ability to buy furniture, a car, a home, and so on?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 12, 20213 min read
Trading vs. Investing: Which is More Likely to Reap Rewards?
These are two very different approaches to making money in the stock and bond markets - essentially trading versus investing.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 5, 20214 min read
Target-Date Funds Let You "Set It and Forget It"
A target date fund automatically changes your investments from high-risk, high-reward to low-risk, low-reward as you near retirement.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 29, 20214 min read
Is There a Cure for Tightwad-itis?
It's great to save your hard-earned dollars but when does saving becoming more of a sickness and less of a good habit?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 22, 20214 min read
The Secret to My (Investing) Success
My PDQ Principles of Investing (Patience, Diversification and Quality) revolve around the concept of simplicity.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 15, 20213 min read
Set Your Kid Up With a Health Savings Account (HSA)
Kids who are no longer their parents’ tax dependents (or anyone else’s dependent for that matter), can open their own Health Savings Account
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 8, 20213 min read
Beware: Your IRAs are in Danger
All of a sudden, Roth IRAs are in the spotlight.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 24, 20217 min read
America's Housing Market: Is the Bubble About to Burst?
America is experiencing an extremely competitive housing marketplace, reminiscent of the Great Recession.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 17, 20215 min read
Emergency Funds and the (Almost) Risk-Free I Bond
Your Rainy Day - or emergency fund - needs to be liquid, but it doesn't have to be shoved under the mattress.
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 20, 20213 min read
The Case for Delaying Social Security in Retirement
A key component of a retirement plan is delaying your Social Security if at all feasible.
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 13, 20214 min read
Crypto Craze: Is it a Bubble or Here to Stay?
Bitcoin...Dogecoin...Binance Coin. It's all science fiction to me. But even a conservative investor like me is curious about the future...
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 6, 20215 min read
Say It Ain’t So, Joe. The Stepped-Up In Basis Tax Debacle
I usually don't wax politics in this blog, but I can't help myself when is comes to the current administration's proposal to cancel the...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 29, 20213 min read
How to Make Money in Retirement Without Working
Retirement means no more work - at least no more 9-to-5, 50 weeks a year with a brief vacations, commute-type of work. But some folks...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 22, 20214 min read
Annuities Can Play an Important Role in Your Retirement Plan
Many people view their retirement plans as one-dimensional portfolios but that couldn't be further from the truth. You can have include...
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 15, 20213 min read
Bond Investments are Not Just for Boomers
Check out this new post on the WynnSights blog, a personal investment blog based on blogger Hugh Wynn's fervent belief that investing should
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