Article by Julia Carpenter | Found on CNN Q: How do I create a lifelong finance plan and how much money will I need for all of those things? Emergency fund, wedding, buying a house, retirement, college savings for my future kids (how much do kids cost?), elder care for my parents (god forbid, but just […]
Article by Scott Spann | Found on Forbes It’s safe to say that you will start to hear a lot of talk about New Year’s resolutions over the course of the next few weeks. Since money and wealth are integrated into many aspects of the life journey, it isn’t too surprising that financial resolutions are generally […]
Article by Lydia DePillis | Found on CNN.com Parents will get twice as large of a tax credit for each child next year, under a compromise hammered out by the House and Senate Friday — although other changes to the bill mitigate the impact of that tax break. The GOP’s tax overhaul bill doubles the current child tax […]
Article by Bill Carmody | Found on INC.COM If you’ve been reading my Inc column for the past 3 years or follow me on Twitter, you know that I’m on a mission to help a million people become millionaires. Your wealth is very important to me, especially since half of Americans can’t come up with $400 in an […]
Article by Betty Liu | Found on INC.COM We are told mistakes happen and that we should to get over them as soon as they occur which is pretty sound advice. But some career mistakes can haunt us for years and cause severe damage. So why not avoid them in the first place?
Article by Nathan Fisher | Found on Entrepreneur Working professionals can take a lot for granted about a job: the hours, the steady paycheck, the retirement plan. But serial entrepreneurs don’t enjoy such guarantees: They’re busy trading stability for the chance to build something new and valuable. In my work running an investments/401(K) company, I’ve met many entrepreneurs […]
Article by Wendy Connick | Found on CNN If you’re a Millennial, you’re in a great position to give yourself a fabulous retirement. You have plenty of time to save, which will means compound interest can be a powerful wealth-building tool for you. And if you’re like most members of your generation, you’ve already started putting […]
Article by Brian Thompson | Found on Forbes Recently, a friend reached out to me because she was overwhelmed. She had just gotten a new job she loved and the fresh start at the new place caused her to reflect on where she was financially. She thought she should have made “better” decisions with her money, should have more saved and overall should just be further along financially. […]
Article by Robert Emmons | Found on Mindful.org A couple of summers ago, I traveled to the steamy cauldron of central Florida to speak at the WorkHuman conference. Nearly 1,500 human resource professionals were in attendance, eager to hear from luminaries like Arianna Huffington and Rob Lowe (probably more than they wanted to hear an academic […]
Article by Nathaniel Meyersohn | Found on CNN The stock market is red hot: The Dow hit a record 23,000 points in October and it’s up 18% so far this year. So you’re not the only one who wants in on the action: More than half of Americans own stock. As long as you’ve already got enough emergency […]