No shortcuts: year after year of consistent savings4 of 11Ric Edelman, chairman and CEO of Edelman Financial Services LLC, and author of "The Truth About Money":"The best way to build wealth remains unchanged: Invest as much money as you can (which is usually more than you think you can) into a diversified set of low-cost mutual funds and exchange-traded funds -- and keep doing this for many years, no matter what." Related Articles:Face retirement realitiesIRA contribution limitsManage retirement plansInvesting boo-boosRelated Links:Effects of working longerDoes zero-percent hurt score?Carrying multiple credit cardsPay off mortgage early? advertisement
Ric Edelman, chairman and CEO of Edelman Financial Services LLC, and author of "The Truth About Money":
"The best way to build wealth remains unchanged: Invest as much money as you can (which is usually more than you think you can) into a diversified set of low-cost mutual funds and exchange-traded funds -- and keep doing this for many years, no matter what."
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