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Staying relevant in the workplace as you age
Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, December 4, 2016. Q: I am a young man in my 20s. I have recently been given managerial responsibility over men twice my age. They are good men, but I can tell they are not completely comfortable...
A Christmas Gift for You
Money Matters (November 2016) By Chuck Dudley BE HAPPY, LIVE LONGER AND REDUCE RISK IN RETIREMENT! Tom Hegna is an author, economist and retirement expert. He had a long career with New York Life. Tom writes a newsletter that can be found at: TomHegna.com....
Overcome downsizing
Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, November 20, 2016. Question: I just got told everyone at my work with my job description is being let go. I have worked at this place for a very long time and looking for work elsewhere scares...
Succession plan – work till I die, then leave it to the kids
Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, November 13, 2016. Question: I have a good business with a strong management team. I am beyond retirement age, but due to my capable management team, I am able to come and go as I please, as...
What a difference a day makes! Post Election Investment Update
Before last night, the conventional wisdom held that Hillary Clinton would be our next president and the next four years would be colored by her policy agenda. The markets had already come to terms with that probability and had placed their bets accordingly. Now,...
To reach your goals, measure results, but manage activities
Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, November 6, 2016. Question: So much of what goes on in financial matters is outside of my control. Sometimes it seems like all the planning in the world can be undone by some unforeseen...
Budget or bust
Considering a home remodel? Steven Covey reminds us that all things are created twice - once in the mind, and then in reality. And the better job we do of creating the thing we want in our mind, the better chance we have of actually getting it. Listen to how I would...
Don’t Have a Pension, Create One!
Money Matters (November 2016) By Chuck Dudley REMEMBER WHEN EVERYONE HAD A PENSION? Well, almost everyone. A pension is defined as: "a regular payment made during a person's retirement from an investment fund to which that person or their employer has...
Innumeracy – when you can’t read numbers
Question: I have always had a hard time with numbers. I mean I can do basic math, but beyond that it’s just a lot of noise to me. I know this hurts me financially, mostly because I don’t know who to trust or what to believe. What would you suggest? Answer:...
Decision making: too hot, too cold or just right?
Originally published in the News Star and the Shreveport Times on Sunday, October 16, 2016. Question: I was on the fast track in a big corporate job in Chicago, but once I got a taste of what that life was going to be like, I realize I don’t want to live like that....