How do you measure and project financial growth? If you spend any time around financial blogs, influencers, etc you’ll inevitably see someone mention that some index, like the S&P 500, has returned an average of 10% a year since its inception. When you see something like that, what is your initial assumption? Does that mean …
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Mitch Sturgeon has an amazing story. Diagnosed with an aggressive form of MS in 2001, the disease slowly and relentlessly deprived him of his outdoor passions. Golf, snowmobiling, hiking – all had to be abandoned. In 2009, a year after his first wheelchair purchase, he took medical retirement from his chemical engineering career and began …
It’s no secret many workers hate their jobs – so it’s no wonder the FIRE movement has gotten so much attention – even its own movie! However, two recent posts on Reddit’s Financial Independence forum highlight our job-hating emotions perfectly: \”The only reason I am interested in FIRE is I HATE my job\” describes one individual\’s …
Kat is living proof that creating a financial plan you can trust is the key to living your dream lifestyle. After starting a career in forestry, health challenges required Kat to take two years away from full-time work. To make ends meet, she cobbled together part-time gigs doing house cleaning, driving an airport shuttle, and …
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We love hearing how folks in the OnTrajectory community are using the tool to chart their financial future. And every once in a while, the story is so heartwarming that we can’t resist sharing it. This story is from Joe in his own words and images (shared with his permission). Enter Joe: I started using …
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OnTrajectory has two new features this month: Updating Progress & Cost Basis 1. Updating Progress While you\’ve been able to track your Progress over time in OnTrajectory, we\’ve revised the math behind the \”Future Projection\” of that progress. Previously, only the total between your Trajectory and Progress was considered. Now, we consider each Account\’s \”% Growth\” rate individually, meaning more accurate future projections. We\’ve also made the interface more informative …
Type \”Retirement Calculator\” into Google and look at the top 5 results – you\’ll see tools from: CNN Money BankRate.com Charles Schwab Bloomberg Business Vanguard They all look something like this: And here\’s what they all have in common: You must forecast saving the exact same every year until you retire. Can you factor in a few …
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Founder & CEO, Tyson Koska 410-530-3646 – Questions@OnTrajectory.com Financial Technology Startup OnTrajectory Launches By Carl Potak – New York – OnTrajectory.com is a financial technology startup offering an easy-to-use, high-fidelity financial planner that maps users’ income, investments, and expenses in an interactive graphical display. Users can easily aggregate their financial data to …
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