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Watch Those Pennies. The Dollars Will Take Care of Themselves.

Hugh F. Wynn

Mar 12, 20203 min read

Watch Those Pennies. The Dollars Will Take Care of Themselves.

You’ve heard the old refrain, “Watch the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves”. It’s the underpinnings of everything I...

Hugh F. Wynn

Feb 27, 20203 min read

Win Your Own Lottery

It’s not uncommon for routine lotto participants to spend $1,000 or so per year chasing this “get-rich-quick” gambit.

Save A “Real” Million Bucks By Retirement

Hugh F. Wynn

Feb 20, 20203 min read

Save A “Real” Million Bucks By Retirement

Will you be in hog heaven if you retire with a million bucks in your retirement account?

Does Investing Mix with a Great Depression?

Hugh F. Wynn

Jan 16, 20203 min read

Does Investing Mix with a Great Depression?

Are we on the brink of another "Great Depression?"

Let's Talk About the Hidden Costs of Investing

Hugh F. Wynn

Dec 12, 20192 min read

Let's Talk About the Hidden Costs of Investing

What may seem immaterial in the short run can cost you big bucks over the long haul.

Hugh F. Wynn

Dec 5, 20193 min read

The Case Against High-Fee Mutual Funds

22% of households that own mutual funds said the fees and expenses they pay “are not very important.”

The Answer to the Million-Dollar Question

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 21, 20193 min read

The Answer to the Million-Dollar Question

By eliminating what I call Million-Dollar Habits, almost all of us will rediscover a few dollars we didn’t know we had.

Before You Get Rich You've Got to Master the Basics

Hugh F. Wynn

Nov 7, 20195 min read

Before You Get Rich You've Got to Master the Basics

You have to learn basic financial concepts before you build your nest egg to monumental proportions!

Start Saving in Your 20s and Retire a Millionaire

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 31, 20193 min read

Start Saving in Your 20s and Retire a Millionaire

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fearsome 50-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 24, 20194 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fearsome 50-Somethings

I now introduce the reasons that 50-somethings don't save and what it means for them

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fretful 40-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 17, 20193 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Fretful 40-Somethings

Our 40-something, seldom-if-ever savers are far behind schedule in the median savings category

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Harried 30-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 10, 20192 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Harried 30-Somethings

Most 30-somethings – if college graduates – will still have an outstanding student loan, a spouse, and a starter home.

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Roaring 20-Somethings

Hugh F. Wynn

Oct 3, 20195 min read

"Excu-u-use Me" Series: The Roaring 20-Somethings

Unfortunately, because credit is plentiful most 20-somethings save very little by age 30.

Hugh F. Wynn

Aug 29, 20193 min read

Time is Money

If not yet obvious to the youngest two generations, money will become integral to most of your major decisions in life.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jul 18, 20194 min read

Investing Should be Simple

Without careful, long-term planning, investing is a fool’s game.

Millennials call it FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)

Hugh F. Wynn

Jun 27, 20192 min read

Millennials call it FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early)

I decided to do what more and more of today’s Millennials (Generation Y) propose to do with their careers.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jun 20, 20193 min read

Life Lessons and Learning Experiences

Life brings countless learning experiences, but none more impactful than those imposed by my parents before I reached my teenage years.

Hugh F. Wynn

Jun 13, 20193 min read

Cotton Pickin’, Eggs and Cash

In those “good ole days” money was a scarce commodity. Most farmers didn’t hire field hands. They put their kids to work.