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Who Wins the Variable Annuity Versus Mutual Fund Battle?
- By: Dale C. Maley
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 41 mins
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This short story explores the pros and cons of investing in variable annuities versus conventional mutual funds.
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Who Wins the Variable Annuity Versus Mutual Fund Battle?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 41 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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How Can I Retire If I Am 62 and Broke?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 22 mins
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Most retirement books assume you have time to save and accumulate money or you already have a significant net worth. Most of the 67 million Baby Boomers who are approaching retirement age have run out of time to save and accumulate more wealth. This short story explores the options available to people reaching retirement age who are broke. After reading this short story, you will be able to make your own well-informed decision on how to optimize your chances of being able to retire.
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How Can I Retire If I Am 62 and Broke?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 22 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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How Does My Asset Allocation Compare to Everyone Else?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 17 mins
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The most critical decision involved with your retirement portfolio is the correct asset allocation. Asset allocation is the ratio between stocks and bonds in your portfolio. The higher the percentage of stocks versus bonds, the higher your expected return. Unfortunately, your risk level increases also. Financial planners recommend you lower your stock allocation as you age. This short story reveals the actual asset allocation used by Americans as a function of age group. It includes data from six different sources on typical Americans. You can compare your age and your asset allocation with...
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How Does My Asset Allocation Compare to Everyone Else?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 17 mins
- Release date: 03-01-24
- Language: English
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Coal Mining in Fairbury, Illinois
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
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Fairbury is a small town located in Central Illinois. It is 100 miles south of Chicago and 60 miles east of Peoria. It was founded in 1857 when the railroad first crossed Central Illinois. In 1861, John Marsh, and son Henry Marsh, dug 180 feet down just west of Fairbury and found coal. Their discovery of coal in the Illinois prairie, prompted the discovery of more coal through-out Central Illinois. Fairbury quickly had three main operating coal mines. These mines created jobs that attracted miners all the way from Europe. The population of Fairbury exploded from 269 in 1860 to 2,324 in 1890...
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Coal Mining in Fairbury, Illinois
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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How to Invest for Retirement After the Crash of 2008
- By: Dale C. Maley
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 21 mins
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In the years immediately preceding 2008, the rage in financial planning was diversification. By not putting all your eggs into one basket, some asset classes would do poorly.......but other asset classes would do well. The theory was that investors should find asset classes which are not correlated to each other. The financial planning industry and Wall Street advocated investing in many asset classes including diversified U.S. stocks, diversified developed international stocks, emerging market stocks, commodities, timber, and bonds. Unfortunately, in the Crash of 2008, all asset classes ...
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How to Invest for Retirement After the Crash of 2008
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 21 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 39 mins
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Young homeowners often wonder if they should pay off their mortgage early. The 76 million Baby Boomers heading into retirement also face the key question on whether or not pay off their mortgage early. Financial experts differ in opinion on the mortgage early pay off decision. This short story explores the many aspects of the mortgage early pay off decision. This story will provide you with enough information to make your own well informed decision regarding your specific early mortage pay off situation.
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Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 39 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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My Journey to a Diversified Portfolio of Low-Cost Index Funds
- By: Dale C. Maley
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 19 mins
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Unfortunately, our U.S. educational system teaches Americans nothing about investing. Many people struggle for years to develop an optimum investment plan. This short story recounts the author's journey to a diversified portfolio of low-cost index funds. I hope the story of my journey to a diversified portfolio of low cost index funds will inspire other investors to further explore the advantages of index fund investing.
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My Journey to a Diversified Portfolio of Low-Cost Index Funds
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 19 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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Franklin Oliver Pioneer Settler of Livingston County, Illinois
- Pioneer Settler of Livingston County, Illinois
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
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John A. Oliver (1733-1824) lived in Bordentown, New Jersey. He became friends with Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). John Oliver served as a quartermaster in the Revolutionary War. Bordentown citizen Francis Hopkinson (1737-1791) was a patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hopkinson had artistic talents and help design the first U.S. flag, wrote music, wrote poetry, sketched and painted. Hopkinson painted a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Mr. Franklin then gave the portrait to his friend, John Oliver. Eventually Franklin Oliver (1797-1881) inherited the portrait from his ...
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Franklin Oliver Pioneer Settler of Livingston County, Illinois
- Pioneer Settler of Livingston County, Illinois
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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Can Hoover Dam’s Design Principles Help Us Solve the Retirement Income Problem?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 33 mins
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Sixty-Seven million Baby Boomers have now started to enter their retirement years. One of their biggest challenges is making a retirement portfolio last during retirement. This is a challenge because of the fluctuating nature of future stock market returns. Hoover Dam designers faced a similar issue. They want to maximize flow from the dam while keeping the reservoir full. The amount of river flow replenishing the reservoir is dependent on fluctuating levels of annual snowfall in the mountains. This short story compares Hoover Dam’s design to the retirement portfolio income problem. After...
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Can Hoover Dam’s Design Principles Help Us Solve the Retirement Income Problem?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 33 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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Fairbury, Illinois, in the Civil War
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
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Circa 1922, the book titled Livingston County, Illinois in the World War was published. It contains the names of all the people from Livingston County who served in World War I. If submitted, it also contains a brief service record for each person. Circa 1947, the book titled Service Record Book of Men and Women of Fairbury, Illinois and Community was published. It contains a photo and short biography of each person that served in World War II. Unfortunately, there is no published book containing the names of the Fairbury area people who served in the Civil War. This book utilizes numerous ...
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Fairbury, Illinois, in the Civil War
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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Should Immediate Annuities be a Tool in Your Retirement Planning Toolbox?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 43 mins
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This short story explores the pros and cons of utilizing immediate annuities for retirement income.
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Should Immediate Annuities be a Tool in Your Retirement Planning Toolbox?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 43 mins
- Release date: 02-28-24
- Language: English
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How Asset Allocation Can Help You Achieve Your Financial Goals
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 50 mins
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Most studies have shown that asset allocation, not what stocks and when you buy stocks, is the most important determinant of future net worth. This short story explains the basics of asset allocation. This short story will help you determine what type of asset allocation strategy best fits your particular financial situation.
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How Asset Allocation Can Help You Achieve Your Financial Goals
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 50 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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How to Find a Good Financial Planner
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 31 mins
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This short story explores how to find a good financial planner. After reading this short story, you will know how to find a good financial planner who meets your needs.
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How to Find a Good Financial Planner
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 31 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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How Do I Design My Own Financial Plan?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 38 mins
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Many Americans have long-term financial goals including paying for their children’s college or their own retirement. Studies have shown you are more likely to achieve your goals if you write them down. This short story shows how to develop your own comprehensive personal financial plan. It includes a template that you can modify to fit your needs.
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How Do I Design My Own Financial Plan?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 38 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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Contribute to My Bad 401K or Go Taxable?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 23 mins
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Millions of Americans are stuck with poor 401K plans. These 401K plans have low employer matching ratios and very high annual expenses. At some point, it becomes better to simply invest in low cost index funds in a taxable account versus using the poor 401K. This story explores this problem and the trade-offs between a poor 401K and a taxable account.Hopefully, after reading this short story, you will have enough information to make your own well informed decision regarding your specific situation.
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Contribute to My Bad 401K or Go Taxable?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 23 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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Don't Max Out my 401K?
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 40 mins
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Contributing the maximum amount to your 401K has become almost the “holy grail” of the financial services industry. I recently came across several studies which suggest that maxing out your 401K may not be the best strategy for everyone. One of these studies suggested that if you are in the lower income levels, you should not max out your 401K due to excessive taxes on Social Security income when you retire. Another article suggested that if you are within 10 years of years of retirement, you should also not max out your 401K. My goal is to further explore the issue of maxing out 401K ...
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Don't Max Out my 401K?
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 40 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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Fairbury, Illlinois and the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
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Fairbury is a small town located in Central Illinois. It is 100 miles south of Chicago and 60 miles east of Peoria. It was founded in 1857 when the railroad first crossed Central Illinois. Fairbury was home to one of great horse importers of Illinois, John Virgin. He was named by the Governor of Illinois to be on the planning commission of the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition. The Keeley Institute was founded in 1891 as an alcoholic treatment center in Dwight, Illinois, 30 miles north of Fairbury. Many Fairbury citizens worked at the Keeley institute during the years it was open from 1891 ...
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Fairbury, Illlinois and the 1893 Chicago Columbian Exposition
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 1 hr and 45 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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Index Mutual Funds: How to Simplify Your Financial Life and Beat the Pro's
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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Many new investors are shocked to discover there are over 8,000 different mutual funds to choose from! How do you know which fund to pick? Once you pick a fund, how do you know how well it is performing? Do you have to spend a lot of time learning about investing? This book answers all of these questions and more. It shows how regular people can simplify their investment life and beat the pro's results. Jill is a new investor who knows she must start investing for her daughter's education and her retirement. Jill turns to her nephew, a Business Major, and to William the friendly Finance ...
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Index Mutual Funds: How to Simplify Your Financial Life and Beat the Pro's
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 02-14-24
- Language: English
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How to Read Your Way to Financial Wealth
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 36 mins
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Although Wall Street tries to convince us that financial planning is too complicated for an ordinary Main Street citizen to understand, financial planning is not rocket science. This story provides a process map or flow chart for the entire financial planning process. Each process step in the flow chart then becomes a separate chapter. For each chapter, a list of the best books, best articles, and best short stories are given so you can explore each step in more detail. You can select the process steps that you are most interested in and then read the supporting books, articles, and short ...
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How to Read Your Way to Financial Wealth
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 36 mins
- Release date: 02-13-24
- Language: English
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The Great Chatsworth Train Wreck of 1887
- By: Dale C. Maley
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- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
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In August of 1887, the TP&W railroad began advertising for a special passenger excursion train that would take Central Illinois citizens on a short vacation trip to Niagara Falls. On August 10, 1887, the train with its 625 total passengers began it trip east across Illinois.Just past midnight, the passenger train encountered a burned out wooden bridge just east of Chatsworth. The second locomotive and several wood passenger cars derailed killing approximately 85 passengers and injuring 372 more. It was one of the worst train wrecks of that era.In 1970, Helen Louise Plaster Stoutemyer ...
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The Great Chatsworth Train Wreck of 1887
- Narrated by: Virtual Voice
- Length: 7 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 03-01-24
- Language: English
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