An essential component of designing your life is envisioning. The objective of this process is to create a mental picture of your future that includes
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The word satisfaction describes a feeling of fulfillment or contentment. Its meaning is relative and often dependent on personal definitions of success as
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For many of us, managing money and building financial security is a nagging concern. We know we should be making progress, but nothing changes. What keeps us
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As an initial test of the relationship between spending choices and happiness, Dunn worked with graduate student Lara Aknin and Harvard Business School
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The word “appreciation” has at least two important meanings and applications. In the world of finance, it refers to the increasing value of an asset. In the
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Recent studies indicate that the pandemic has prompted many to reevaluate the meaning and purpose of wealth. For example, the annual “Modern Wealth Survey”
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Helping the young people we care about to learn effective money management skills, and to adopt good financial habits and attitudes, is more important than ever
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Our concept of retirement is undergoing a metamorphosis. Demographic, societal, and workplace trends have all converged to offer a stage of life—at mid-life
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It is important to keep in mind that cultural messages can have a profound influence on your financial attitudes and behaviors. Intellectually you can disagree
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The Transamerica Center for Retirement Studies conducted a survey to explore the fundamental question, “What does retirement mean to you?” In selecting from a
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Bringing balance to a busy personal and professional life is truly challenging. In order to accomplish all that seems necessary, most people resolve to work
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Individuals and retirement planning experts alike are recognizing that a successful and satisfying retirement experience depends on more than a healthy nest egg
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