I am just now changing my portfolio after looking at fees earlier this month. I saw the % numbers when I originally selected funds and didn't think much about them. A new website popped up that calculates fees (I've heard many brokerage sites do this too) so I could see what happens after 10 or 20 years. Ouch. I have…

Always take the free money. Fill up the retirement 'cups' like this: contribute all you must to your 401K until any match limit is reached, then move to contributing to a Roth IRA until you fill up that 'cup' (this year it is $5,500) then go back to contributing the remainder if your contributions to your 401K. Your…

Gotta wash the outside of the lemon/lime first, that's the only thing missing. All the pesticides and junk are on the outside

Move over to USAA, your rate should be great. I tried to sign up at USAA since my dad's service would have qualified me to be insured by them, but it turns out he has to have a policy with USAA before I can get a policy (I've not served).

that's what I was looking for. I'm not a fan of linking account. I saw this and signed up. Very happy and sent in some recommendations already.

Keeping a mortgage for 'tax breaks' is not good financial advise. If it were, people would borrow every cent of equity from their house and get bigger 'tax breaks'
Let's say you pay $5k a year in mortgage interest, sure, you get a deduction and pay less to the IRS. If you're taxable income rate is 25% (for easy…

I'm sure many have missed your sarcasm