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Fifteen or Thirty-Year Mortgage?

Posted on March 22, 2015April 13, 2016 by Jordan Rumanek

Fifteen or Thirty-Year Mortgage?

Isn’t it a great idea to take out a thirty-year mortgage because it will give me more money every month to use for my monthly budget? NO, a thirty-year mortgage is much more expensive over time and it should never have been an option in the first place. It will be difficult to find a financial advisor to tell you that a thirty-year mortgage is a great idea.

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University & College Funding

Posted on March 22, 2015April 13, 2016 by Jordan Rumanek

University & College Funding

“Saving is a fine thing. Especially when your parents have done it for you” – Winston Churchill

Yes, plan for the future and look into your options such as RESPs for our children but make sure you remind yourself that your children’s education will not support you in retirement. Financial advisors are beginning to stress this last point and it is important to remember that if our children want to get a higher education, there are many paths and options and a few of those include youth getting summer jobs, applying to the hundreds of thousands of scholarships available to students, budgeting for food and books and living a simpler life while in College or University. We don’t need to necessarily stress the “starving student” lifestyle but we also do not want to stress the “starving retiree” either. In sum, if you need to choose between education funds and retirement funds, you need to put yourself first, then you will be in a secure enough position to give your children the best financial advice possible.

Maximize Retirement Investing

Posted on March 22, 2015April 13, 2016 by Jordan Rumanek

Maximize Retirement Investing

It is important to remember that retirement should mean security and leads to choices. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have several choices and options in retirement? For instance, the choice to work or not to work would be wonderful for those people who love their career and the freedom to stop working for those of us that want to golf, volunteer, spend time with grandchildren or travel. Therefore it is a necessity to make an appointment with a financial advisor and start filling out the paperwork for your mutual fund today. The amount of investment has been debated but most financial advisors suggest between 10-20% of your before tax gross-income but this also depends on how old you are when you start investing.

Growth-stock mutual funds are the best place to start when leaving your money for longer than 5 years and the best place to start researching for your future.

Research investing in 4 types of funds:

1. Growth and Income Funds (Large cap/BlueChip) 25%

2. Growth funds (Mid Cap/Equity Funds) 25%

3. International Funds 25%

4. Aggressive Growth Funds (Small Cap) 25%

Focus: One Financial Goal at a Time

Posted on March 22, 2015April 13, 2016 by Jordan Rumanek

Focus: One Financial Goal at a Time

Financial advisors everywhere give advice to people in financial stress and often recommend that each individual needs an emergency savings fund. This is the first step in building a solid foundation because you never want to feel panicked again. Remember that an example of a real emergency is losing your job…not new clothes.

The power of prioritizing your finances gives you visible progress and will help you make things happen in life. It is crucial to make a monthly budget and if you are married make sure you make this monthly budget together because you are a team and need to plan together. This is sometimes difficult but figure out how you can work together and this will ultimately strengthen your relationship as opposed to arguing over finances.

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Fifteen or Thirty-Year Mortgage?

Fifteen or Thirty-Year Mortgage?