There is and there may never be a shortage of doomy and gloomy economic headlines. Disastrous economic “trends” and shortsighted monetary policy decisions are natural fodder for the fearful among us. The fight or flight hard-wiring in all of us makes us easy prey for financial journalists.
Please don’t misunderstand me – these things do matter and they will have consequences. But while we are trained to fear these events we all too easily forget about the here-and-now. Have you taken stock of the money that is falling through the cracks today and each day thereafter? Are you settling for near-zero interest rates on your emergency funds? Maybe better planning could change that. Are you receiving Social Security income and unknowingly paying unnecessary taxes on those checks? Are you paying into or holding onto an old whole life insurance policy long after the original intent for the policy has been satisfied? Do you have an asset that you plan to pass on to the kids or grandkids that might leave them with a monster tax bill rather than the total value of the asset?
While none of these ideas are as dramatic as the headlines that are thrust upon us each day, the effect of these decisions are within your immediate control. Could it be that you are seeking control in all the wrong places?
You have options to take back control and possibly find money that is falling through the cracks year after year without you knowing about it. Rather than dwell on future events that may never come to fruition, consider what you can do right now.
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