Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early?
By Dale Maley
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Younger homeowners often wonder if they should pay off their mortgage early. The 76 million Baby Boomers heading into retirement also face the key question on whether or not pay off their mortgage early. Financial experts differ in opinion on the mortgage early pay off decision. This short story explores the many aspects of the mortgage early pay off decision.
Dale Maley
Dale C. Maley is the author of the 19999 book Index Mutual Funds: How to Simplify Your Financial Life and Beat the Pros.He is also a contributing author to Chapter 18 Seeking Help from Professionals in the 2009 book The Bogleheads Guide to Retirement Planning.He is a very successful private investor who has been a student of Financial Planning and Investing for over 30 years. He was trained as an engineer at the University of Illinois and has been a practicing engineer for 32 years. His accomplishments as an engineer include the granting of 16 U.S. Patents and authorship of over 500 professional technical papers. He is also a member of the International Society of Automotive Engineers and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.He also has earned an MBA (Masters Degree in Business Administration) degree from Illinois State University. His background in mathematics, engineering, and business provides him with the excellent basis for understanding and teaching investments and financial planning.He is also a very successful investor who has been investing in common stocks and mutual funds since 1980. He has also personally invested in both 401(K) and IRA plans, so he is familiar with participation and management of these types of investments. He has been investing in indexed common stock mutual funds since 1990.Dale became a Registered Financial Advisor in the State of Illinois in 2006 and is currently launching his business as a fee-only financial planner. He is President of Maley Financial Planning LLC.
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Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early? - Dale Maley
Should I Pay Off My Mortgage Early?
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
The Great Depression
Chapter 2
Conventional Financial Planning Wisdom
Chapter 3
Federal Income Tax
Chapter 4
Case Study of 40 Year Old Married Couple
Chapter 5
Case Study of 55 Year Old Married Couple
Chapter 6
Case Study of a 65 Year Old Married Couple
Chapter 7
Financial Experts Weigh In
Chapter 8
Lack of Financial Education in America
Chapter 9
Behavioral Finance
Chapter 10
Summary
Bibliography
Web Sites
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