Hugh F. Wynn
Financial Gems for the Young and Young-at-Heart (aka Elders)
I launched Wynn$ights blog more than 5 years ago to impart the importance of saving and investing on young adults, but elders matter too!
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 258 min read
How to Help Your Family Navigate Your Golden Years
If properly preplanned, your golden years, which often last two decades or more, can be just that…golden.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 183 min read
New FAFSA: Don't Let Millions in Scholarships go to Waste
Don’t believe all of the criticism you might have heard about the new FAFSA® (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) online form/process.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Oct 26, 20233 min read
A Tale of the Obsessive Habit That Won't Come Back to Haunt You
Like the sound of the heartbeat in Edgar Allan Poe's "Tell-Tale Heart,"I won't stop repeating this mantra until everyone uncovers this truth
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 13, 20233 min read
What New Investors Don’t “Know” Could Hurt Them
New investors learn best through personal experience – both good and bad. But it’s important to keep in mind the "DO NOTs" of investing.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Nov 10, 20224 min read
The Difference Between Failure and Success is as Simple as PDQ
The PDQ Principles of investing: Patience, Diversification and Quality. In my mind, these are an investor’s foundation.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Aug 18, 20223 min read
This Ain't Your Typical Bear Market Rally - Or Is It?
Is this a new Bull Market, or a head fake?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 23, 20227 min read
There's No Time Like Now to Make Your Coins Work for You
Here's how to make a lot more money (I'm talking millions) for your retirement by starting early.
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 19, 20225 min read
I Bond Interest Rates - and Interest in I Bonds - Continue to Grow
The I Bond interest rate is experiencing another growth spurt. Take a look at these inflation-adjusted alternatives to bank accounts.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 21, 20225 min read
The $35 Trillion Mission: How to Prepare Heirs for What's Their's
The greatest transfer of wealth in modern history is upon us. This issue raises important discussion about inheritance and heirs.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 14, 20225 min read
There's More to the Hot Housing Market than Buying and Selling
There are other options to consider before sticking a "For Sale" sign in your yard. Let's talk about home equity line of credit (HELOC).
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Hugh F. Wynn
Feb 17, 20226 min read
I Bonds: The Wallflower of Retirement Investments is in Bloom
Known as the "wallflower" of investments, the virtually risk-free U. S. Treasury-issued Series I Savings Bonds are making a big splash. Why?
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 14, 20223 min read
Get-Rich-Quick Investing Dominated 2021 - Will 2022 Follow Suit?
If ever there was a year…in a series of years…that offered puzzling choices to investors, it was 2021.
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jan 6, 20225 min read
When Battling Inflation Consider Bonds, I Bonds
When battling inflation, consider bonds, I Bonds.
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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
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
Sep 10, 20204 min read
Dare to be Average and You'll Come Out on Top
Investors – particularly young, inexperienced investors – tend to believe that they can “beat the stock market."
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jul 23, 20204 min read
How to Optimize Retirement Spending During COVID-19
The enduring COVID-19 pandemic has retirees (or those nearing retirement) taking a second look at their “buckets of funds” – sources of cash
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Hugh F. Wynn
Jun 18, 20204 min read
Investing - like life - does not have to be complicated.
Bogle’s principles are the foundation for and embedded in my own PDQ Principles of Investing… Patience, Diversification and Quality.
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Hugh F. Wynn
May 14, 20203 min read
COVID-19 Forces Far-Reaching Financial Lessons
The current COVID-19 upheaval in the lives of millions of people, not just in American but worldwide, is a harsh reminder to all of us
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Hugh F. Wynn
Apr 30, 20203 min read
Save and Invest...Or I'll Wash Your Mouth Out With Soap!
I don’t believe young people are disinterested in saving and investing.
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