Planning

The personal finance articles in this section cover taxes, retirement planning, the use of financial advisors, and estate planning.

Financial planning and personal finance are undertakings where you adopt habits today so that you are better off in the future. To effectively manage your money, you need to set goals and make the right financial decisions today with regards to your spending, income, and savings so that you are set up for whatever the future holds.

Maintaining a personal financial plan is meant to be a part of your life like eating well and getting exercise. However, managing money is not as well integrated into as many people’s routines as physical fitness – even though the research shows that people with written plans feel more confident and have less stress.

Plans enable you to make better decisions, develop better financial habits, and have improved financial outcomes.

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Planning

Analysis Paralysis: When Too Much Planning Gets in the Way of Retiring

Planning is valuable, but it isn’t the goal itself. Discover 3 ways to get unstuck if you think you suffer from retirement analysis paralysis.

June 13, 2025
Planning

Your Future Net Worth is Much Higher than You Think (Assuming an Expanded Definition of Net Worth)

You’re worth hundreds of thousands more than your net worth calculations suggest, really! (Assuming an expanded definition of net worth…)

June 12, 2025
Financial Wellness

The 57 Best Personal Finance Podcasts and YouTube Channels 

This is the ultimate list of the best personal finance podcasts and YouTube channels, compiled from people who know, Boldin users!

June 12, 2025
Planning

Forced Retirement? 6 Easy Steps to Regain Control and Secure Your Future

Early retirement is the dream. But, it can also an unfortunate reality for many. Worried about a forced retirement? Here is a 6 step plan.

June 9, 2025
Happy Retirement

Boldin Users Show Striking Financial Confidence, Far Outpacing National Averages

Testimonials and a recent survey of Boldin users show how retirement planning increases financial confidence and can trigger earlier retirements.

June 6, 2025
Planning

The Beige Book, Explained and Takeaways for Retirement Planning

The Beige Book: what it is and what the latest report has to say about the economy (and therefore your life).

June 5, 2025
Financial Wellness

Your Retirement Emergency Fund: Why Emergency Savings Are the Foundation of Financial Wellness

The first thing you need to do to gain financial control, is build emergency savings. Find out why and how much you need to have.

June 5, 2025
Aging Well

Do It for Your Future Self: How to Make Smart Choices Today for a Better Future Retirement

Do it for your future self seems like an odd mantra. However, it will help you get the life you want. Find out why and how to do it.

June 5, 2025
Planning

Early Retirement Tips: 28 Strategies, Tricks, and Insider Info from People Who Left Work Behind

Get early retirement tips and tricks from people who successfully retired in their 40s and 50s and are thriving now.

June 4, 2025

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retiring alone

17 Powerful Tips for Retiring Alone (Or, If You Become a Solo Senior During Retirement)

Whether by choice or circumstances, there are some challenges to retiring alone. Here are 17 tips for a secure, happy and single retirement.

February 13, 2025
financial values

How and Why to Pass on Financial Values to Your Heirs

You worked and saved for years, you can now can sit back satisfied with a job well done and enjoy some leisure. However, are you planning on leaving something to the ones you love? You might be surprised that the best inheritance is not necessarily monetary. Leaving meaningful values, especially financial values, can help insure […]

December 12, 2024
talk about money

10 Reasons Why Talking About Money Can Give You a Better Future

It’s taboo. It’s not polite. It’s personal. These are all things you’ve probably heard when it comes to talking about money. Keeping your lips sealed about your personal finances is pretty common, but your financial future may be in jeopardy if you’re not willing to talk openly about financial planning. Unsurprisingly, only 9% of baby […]

November 14, 2024
investment policy statement

Can an Investment Policy Statement Make You 5 Times Wealthier?

Find out why an investment policy statement will keep your financial goals on target and how to get one set up. Learn more now...

November 14, 2024
ai and financial planning

AI and Your Money: What Are the Issues with Using Artificial Intelligence to Make Financial Decisions?

Can AI be trusted with your money? Let's explore the role artificial intelligence may play in helping you with financial planning.

August 10, 2023

Podcast 71: Eric Balchunas, Bloomberg’s ETF Guru, Discusses his Book, “The Bogle Effect”

Bloomberg's Eric Balchunas discusses his new book (The Bogle Effect), ETFs, the future of financial advice, and more.

April 13, 2023
best personal finance podcasts and youtube channels

The 57 Best Personal Finance Podcasts and YouTube Channels 

This is the ultimate list of the best personal finance podcasts and YouTube channels, compiled from people who know, Boldin users!

June 12, 2025
emergency savings

Your Retirement Emergency Fund: Why Emergency Savings Are the Foundation of Financial Wellness

The first thing you need to do to gain financial control, is build emergency savings. Find out why and how much you need to have.

June 5, 2025
future self

Do It for Your Future Self: How to Make Smart Choices Today for a Better Future Retirement

Do it for your future self seems like an odd mantra. However, it will help you get the life you want. Find out why and how to do it.

June 5, 2025
best personal finance podcasts and youtube channels

The 57 Best Personal Finance Podcasts and YouTube Channels 

This is the ultimate list of the best personal finance podcasts and YouTube channels, compiled from people who know, Boldin users!

June 12, 2025
forced retirement

Forced Retirement? 6 Easy Steps to Regain Control and Secure Your Future

Early retirement is the dream. But, it can also an unfortunate reality for many. Worried about a forced retirement? Here is a 6 step plan.

June 9, 2025
How to Retire Early

How to Retire Early? A 30 Step Checklist for Gaining Financial Freedom

How to retire early? Get this 30-step checklist—covering everything from how much you need to how to be ready emotionally.

June 6, 2025
obbba and retirement

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and Your Retirement

Explore 7 key provisions in (or consequences of) the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) — and what they could mean for your retirement.

May 22, 2025
early retirement withdrawals

Early Retirement Withdrawals: 5 Ways to Take Penalty-Free Distributions from Your Retirement Accounts BEFORE You Turn 59.5

Retiring before 59.5? Discover how to make penalty free withdrawals from your retirement accounts to help fund your early retirement.

May 1, 2025
catch-up contributions

Catch-Up Contributions: The Powerful Retirement Saving Secret for People Over 50

Catch up contributions are the IRS’s way of making it easier for savers age 50 and up to tuck away enough retirement savings.

April 24, 2025

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