Pamela Yellen
Guest Writer
/ Financial security expert
Pamela Yellen is a financial investigator and the author of two New York Times best-selling books, including her latest, The Bank on Yourself Revolution: Fire Your Banker, Bypass Wall Street, and Take Control of Your Own Financial Future. Pamela investigated more than 450 financial strategies seeking an alternative to the risk and volatility of stocks and other investments, which led her to a time-tested, predictable method of growing wealth now used by more than 500,000 Americans. To learn more, visit www.BankOnYourself.com.
More From Pamela Yellen
Financial Security
Are You at Risk for a Wealth Shock That Could Kill You?
A financial shock is as dangerous as a heart disease diagnosis. The best medicine? Prevention.
Retirement
Does Your Retirement Plan Pass the 3-Point Check-Up?
Consider these factors to bolster tour financial self-sufficiency.
Taxes
How to Pay Zero Taxes Legally in Retirement
And when you pay zero taxes, you shouldn't be doing it the way most people do it -- which is by being broke.
balance sheet
3 Reasons Why You Can't Trust Your Personal Balance Sheet
Do you know what your net worth would be if you subtracted taxes, changes in the value of your retirement account or even yourself (i.e., you died)?
Retirement
Is This the Worst Financial Advice Ever?
A skeptical look at the common advice to 'buy term insurance and invest the difference'
Retirement
It's No Fun Getting Old When You're Worried About Running Out of Money
The shift from guaranteed pensions to 401(k)s and IRAs has robbed many of true financial security.
Finance
Don't Be a Victim of Irrational Exuberance
Entrepreneurs and business owners must look beyond Wall Street's hype.
Financial Security
How Business Owners Can Get Fiscally (as Well as Physically) Fit in the New Year
One solution: Set up a life insurance policy from which you can sidestep the banks and loan yourself money, in a crunch.
Money Management
5 Keys to Making Your New Year's Financial Resolutions Stick
Mindset is as important to achieving financial goals as making enough money.
Retirement Planning
Just Listen: The IRS Is Telling You How to Have a Tax-Free Retirement
Careful planning and investing are key.
Personal Finance
5 Pieces of Free Financial Advice You Can't Afford to Take
A lot of the "commonsense'' advice is why a lot of people have little or nothing set aside for retirement.
Retirement
3 Retirement Pitfalls and How to Address Them
Steps you can take today to create greater financial security in your golden years.
Retirement Planning
This Innocuous Sounding Phrase Is Actually a Mortal Threat to Your Retirement Planning
"Sequence of returns" is a bit of jargon you better understand if you want your money there when you really need it.
Finance
It's Time We Declared Our Financial Independence
It's time to rebel against the fiscal bondage of chronic debt and impoverished retirement. Step one is to stop trusting Wall Street with your money.
Financial Security
Here's Why a Little Financial Information Is Very Dangerous
Entrepreneurs seek unicorns and embrace failure, so it's unsurprising they are no smarter about money than anybody else.
