Getting a Divorce Financially Prepare Yourself
Last Updated: May 11, 2009 When it comes to life events, few can compare with divorce. With a divorce, your life gets turned upside down with...
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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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Retirement Goals Start at the Beginning
A number of recent surveys indicate that many people no longer view 65 as a realistic retirement age and believe that they may find themselves...
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Choice Overload and Analysis Paralysis
Do you like having a lot of options to choose from on a restaurant menu? Or, do too many choices make it harder to make your decision? If you...
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The Financial Challenges of Divorce and Widowhood
As if the profound emotional strain and upheaval from divorce or the death of a spouse weren’t enough, many newly independent women also find...
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Disability Income Insurance Checklist
When asked the question “what is your biggest asset”, most people will say “my house” or “my retirement plan.” But the truth is that our...
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The College Funding Surprise
Much has been written in this space and many others about the ins and outs and ups and downs of college planning. Information is available...
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Snowflakes
I’m not a very sappy person, which is to say I don’t typically wear my emotions on my sleeve. But upon some recent reflection and experiences...
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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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Decisions Decisions
Imagine for a moment that you are one of the few lucky people in America still covered by a defined benefit pension plan. Now imagine that you...
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5 Steps for Dealing with Recession
The economic news of late does not seem supportive of a rapid economic rebound. In fact, for a growing number of individuals there is concern...
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For a Summer Vacation to Savor Start Saving Now
The calendar says it’s only March, yet there you are, sitting in your office, daydreaming about summer vacation possibilities. Will it be the...
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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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The Transition from College to Employment – A Checklist
The transition from college to full-time employment can be a chaotic one. It means the end of one life-phase and the beginning of another — a...
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Health Care Reform and You
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA, has many facets to it and its implementation will be done over several years....
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The Hidden Debt
It seems that we cannot turn on the TV, pick up a newspaper, or click an Internet link without being bombarded with discussions of debt. In...
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Financial Planning Insights for International Divorce
Financial planning for you and your family’s future livelihood is a prodigious challenge in the process of international divorce — an option...
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Yours Mine And Ours-Stepfamily Finances Require Plenty Of Planning
When two people with kids decide to get married, the emotional side of the equation is already complicated. How will the kids get along under...
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Base Rate Neglect Help Yourself by Knowing the Odds
Behavioral finance is the study of the emotional and cognitive biases that can lead to irrational financial decisions. While behavioral finance...
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Tips to Take Your International Travel Dollar Further
Trailblazing travel writer Eugene Fodor once said, “You don’t have to be rich to travel well.” As true as that statement may be, taking a trip...
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Thinking About Adoption-Plan Your Finances First
Adopting a child is one of the biggest decisions you may ever make. It can also be a shockingly expensive decision that will have a huge effect...
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The Fear and Pain of Going Against the Crowd
It is no secret that many of the world’s best investors are contrarians who are known for their ability to think independently and avoid the...
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Steps to improve credit
Now that you are familiar with your credit report, you can start working to improve it. Once a creditor reports negative information to a...
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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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Money Matters for College Bound Children
How can you prepare and guide your children with their money management responsibilities before they leave for college and pursue their...
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Teach Your Children About Finances
Students can help minimize the cost of college by managing their finances wisely. Prepare a realistic budget with your child before he or she...
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Exceptions to the Early Withdrawal Penalty
Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan, and sometimes what we’ve set aside for retirement must be used earlier than expected due to a job...
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6 Ways to be a Financially Smart Sweetheart
With Valentine’s Day approaching, the heat-of-the-moment urge might be to splurge — to buy something expensive for that special someone, even...
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Helping Parents Put Their Finances in For A Baby Arrival
Among all of life’s momentous occasions, having a baby is about as big as it gets. Given the sheer magnitude of the occasion and all the new...
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What exactly are you paying your advisors
Many investors would agree that minimizing investment cost is one of the basic tenets of sound investing, and critical to achieving long-term...
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