What Did You Learn From The Government Shutdown?

800,000 U.S. government workers are FINALLY going to be paid for the time they worked since December 22, 2018. The longest government shutdown just ended after 35 days because the President wanted to use their paychecks as a bargaining chip for a campaign promise. Regardless of your political leanings, it is not fair that these hard working, employed people had to work without pay or were furloughed for no justifiable reason. In the end, Trump had to agree to open up the government again because no party is going allow a precedent to be set where the President can hold up the funding of Federal agencies until he/she gets what they want.

Saving Plans, The Truth About Money, think independentlyTee-Ta WalkerJuly 14, 2022Government Shutdown

Roll It Over! Self-Directed Accounts Make Sense

Most Americans have never even heard of a self-directed account. They have been around for decades but because most employers and business owners are heavily courted by Wall Street brokerages and banks, almost all retirement plans are made up of a buffet of mutual funds ranging from low risk to high risk.

Retirement, Saving PlansTee-Ta WalkerJune 11, 2022401K, IRA, Pension