A Suitable Divorce Resolution Option for Your Family
Keeping in mind that one in two marriages end in divorce, you should also know that this past holiday season possibly signified a vital turning...
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Financial Emergencies — Going to the Hospital
Whether you or a loved one are going for a scheduled hospital stay, don't stop with your doctor's orders — get your financial orders in place,...
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Launching a Business: A Financial Guide
The great entrepreneurial idea is there, along with the drive to turn that idea into a viable business. Finances are the X factor. The ultimate...
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Your First Job — The First Great Move
New college graduates will be entering the workforce this summer with plenty of excitement – and plenty of debt. Though your first job is...
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Why Invest in the Roth IRA
Roth IRA! Roth IRA! Roth IRA! I am sure you have never heard that pep rally cheer at any program you have gone to. But then again, most times...
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The 5 Biggest Personal Finance Changes in the Last 20 Years
My son recently turned twenty and it inspired me to reflect on all of the changes in his life as well as in my professional life. My son’s...
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Defining Diversification
In the top few responses most people give when you ask what they know about investing, “it’s important to be diversified” is right up there...
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Planning Your Retirement Journey
Imagine packing up your car for a trip, backing out of the driveway and you realize you have no gas or destination. Of course this would never...
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Important Dates for Your 2012 Calendar
Last Updated: January 1, 2012If you’ve made a New Year’s resolution to get control of your finances in 2012, here’s a list of important...
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Acing Financial Life Skills in Your 20s and 30s
By FPA Members Elaine King, CFP®, CDFATM and Philip Herzberg, CFP®, AEP®, MSF How can you acquire and...
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Availability Bias Don’t Rely on Heuristic Decision Making
Traditional economics holds that people process information in an objective and unbiased manner. The reality, however, is that most people...
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October Means Open Enrollment
Put on the coffee and roll up your sleeves! Deciding on employer benefit choices can be a daunting task, especially when the plans change from...
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8 Things to Consider about Disability Insurance
Disability income insurance replaces one's income when one is unable to work due to sickness or injury. An individual disability policy is a...
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Thinking of Refinancing
While no one can count on rate forecasts, the prospect of lower mortgage rates should have borrowers thinking about taking advantage of cuts...
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How to Evaluate a High-Deductible Health Care Policy
According to an August survey from America’s Health In...
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A Cautionary Tale Protect Yourself from Identity Theft
The call came while I was cooking dinner the other night – my mother had received a phone call from a woman purporting to be calling on behalf...
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Financial Stress of Supporting Parents AND Children
Talk about pressure. Many Baby Boomers and Generation Xers are feeling it from multiple directions — from a sense of obligation to help their...
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10 Ways to Cut Energy Costs
Winter is fast approaching. And that means it's time to examine the many ways you can conserve energy and cut costs. Below is a checklist of...
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A Diversified Approach to Investing in Commodities
If you watch TV, read the newspaper, or listen to the radio, you have probably heard something about buying gold. With gold prices hovering...
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Ready, Set, Save
In the world of personal finance, saving is putting money away in the present for future consumption. We’ve all read about the dismal savings...
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Creating Your First Budget
Budgeting is one of the first great lessons of personal finance, yet relatively few people are taught the basics of creating one. Or if they’re...
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Ten Wise Financial Planning Moves for Millennials
As busy as they are building careers, starting families and carving out a niche in the world, the importance of financial planning early in...
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Financial Planning for First-Time Homebuyers
You’ve learned plenty of consumer lessons haggling with automobile dealers to buy a car, reckoning with rental apartment leases and landlords,...
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Health Care Shock Creates Debt - The Plan to Pay It Down
The Problem/GoalAmericans plan for many things. We plan our vacations, we plan our retirements, we plan our weekends. But very few Americans...
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Assessing Your Retirement Benefits During Divorce
When and how you apportion your retirement plan and employee benefits between you and your divorcing spouse is an essential family financial...
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Financial Planning for Life
People frequently misunderstand the purpose and benefits of financial planning. They think it's only about beating the S&P 500 Index or...
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Life Changes That Affect Your Insurance Plans
Insurance is oftentimes viewed as a static process. You buy life insurance, auto insurance, health insurance, and other forms of coverage, and...
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Applying for Financial Aid - A Quick FAFSA Primer
Financial aid is a broad term that covers financial help through the college your child attends. Financial aid includes merit and needs-based...
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Choosing Your Retirement Health Coverage
If you are looking for an indication of just how confusing Medicare's rules can be, type the two-word phrase "Medicare maze" into Google's...
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