My First $1 Million
Ever wonder how someone who's made a million dollars or more did it? Kiplinger's My First $1 Million series uncovers the answers.
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My First $1 Million: Retired Accounting Firm Partner, 62, Greater Boston Area
"I never met Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger personally, but reading all they wrote and listening to them speak, I feel like they mentored me."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Director of Engineering Technology, 62, Rhode Island
"Let your financial adviser know they have competition. I drop the underperforming one every three to five years."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retiree, 63, Chicago Metro Area
"Ongoing 401(k) contributions, working with a financial adviser and remaining well diversified has been the strategy all along."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Tech Industry Director, 78, Delaware County, Ohio
"My mother was a world-class saver. She taught me to save more than you spend, and pay cash or don't buy it."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired Self-Employed Attorney, 75, Coast of Washington
"Whenever I got a few bucks up, the money went into my defined contribution plan. When I hit about age 50, the money began to multiply."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Air Force Veteran, 68, Duluth, Ga.
"I realized that my investments made me more money that year than my military salary. That was an awesome feeling."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Early Retiree, 57, Western North Carolina
"I was tempted in my 20s to sell that stock I'd been given and buy a Corvette, but I resisted the urge, and I'm happy with how that worked out."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retired International Finance Director, 68, Atlanta
"Taking things slow and steady and having a good life is best. Also, get a good tax person and a good estate attorney."
By Joyce Lamb
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My First $1 Million: Retirement Coach, 69, Sammamish, Wash.
"I bought two bottles of champagne — one cheap and the other expensive — to remind myself it didn't matter."
By Joyce Lamb
