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Do You Have a Financial Umbrella? (Half of You Just Answered 'No')
Filed under: Personal Finance, BudgetingQuick, without thinking too hard, answer this yes-or-no question: If you were faced with an unexpected $2,000 emergency expense in the next 30 days -- a car or...
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The $849,000 Penalty for Being Born Female
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance No matter how many times you read about the numerous financial challenges women face, such as longer life expectancy, more costly health insurance, and...
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Ladies: Don't Plan for Your Retirement Like a Man
Filed under: Retirement, Elder Care In the 1930s, Ginger Rogers beautifully synchronized her dancing in lockstep with Fred Astaire's footwork. Only, as the saying goes, she did it backwards and in high...
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Prepare to Pay an Extra $875 for Food in 2013 (Unless You Use These 4 Tips)
Filed under: Family Money, Shopping, Food & Beverage While we've been lounging poolside and enjoying our summers, the sun has been putting in a lot of overtime -- which has U.S. crops and farmers...
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Women and Money: How You Can Close the Financial Gender Gap
Filed under: Personal Finance In my career as a financial advisor, I have spoken with thousands of men and women about their finances. After a while, I saw patterns emerge in the differences between...
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10 Painless Ways to Dramatically Slash Your Wedding Costs
Filed under: Personal Finance, How to Save Money With the average cost of a wedding clocking in at $27,000 (not including the average $5,000 cost of a honeymoon), savvy couples are hunting for cost...
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The Biggest Risk to Your Golden Years -- It's Not What You Expect
Filed under: Retirement, Health Care, Long Term Care Insurance It Isn't What You Expect Two hints: it's not inflation, and it's not taxes. The biggest risk to your nest egg is a long-term care event....
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For Richer, Not Poorer: 6 Reasons to Cut Your Wedding Cost in Half
Filed under: Personal Finance, Budgeting, How to Save MoneyIn my years as a financial advisor, I counseled many young couples regarding their financial matters. In that time, I never heard a newlywed...
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3 Creative Ways to Save More for Your Child's College Education
Filed under: Financial AidWe've all seen the dismal figures: Kids born today will need an average of nearly a quarter of a million dollars to cover their four years of college education. When we think...
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Where Does Your Spouse's Credit Card Debt Go When They Die?
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Debt CollectionBy far, the saddest cases in my years as a financial advisor were assisting widows after their spouses' deaths. Not only does a...
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Year-End Review: 6 Questions You Must Ask Your Financial Advisor
Filed under: Investing Basics, Personal Finance, 529 Plans, IRA, InvestingThe end of 2012 is fast approaching, and with it the final days to spiff up your finances and make plans to start 2013 on the...
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Wanted: More Women to Become Financial Planners
Filed under: Personal Finance, Investing, PlanningAlamy Countless studies show that women are better investors than men -- for one thing, women exhibit more self-control and don't tend to jump in and...
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Even the Obamas Could Be Smarter With Their Family Finances
Filed under: Mortgages, Refinancing, Family Money, College Savings Plans, 529 Plans, Home BuyingGetty Images Unlike many of us, Barack and Michelle Obama are multimillionaires. But, like us, they could...
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4 Personal Financial Planning Musts for Dads
Filed under: 529 Plans, Estate Planning, Living Will, Long Term Care Insurance, Life Insurance, PlanningAlamy Hey, dads: You know that "World's Greatest Dad" T-shirt you sport every Father's Day? Well,...
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5 Smart Money Moves for Newlyweds
Filed under: Personal Finance, Budgeting, Marriage, Retirement Plans, 401K, IRAGetty Images Wedding season is officially under way, and odds are, couples en route to the altar have been fiscally...
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3 Money Topics to Discuss Before You Walk Down The Aisle
Filed under: Family Money, Personal Finance, Budgeting, Wedding PlanningAlamy It's wedding season, and planning and preparing for the big day comes with excitement, not to mention arguments and...
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3 Retirement Strategies to Employ Before You Hit 40
Filed under: Retirement, IRA, Roth IRA, SavingAlamy It's never too early to start preparing for retirement. To make sure you're on the right path, here are three retirement strategies to put in place...
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5 Tips for Helping Your Aging Parents Retain Their Independence
Filed under: Retirement, Elder Care, Retirement Homes, Retirement Living, Retirement PlansGetty Images We all want to help our parents meet the goal of aging in place independently and happily....
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3 Retirement Planning Tactics to Adopt Before You Hit 50
Filed under: Retirement, Personal Finance, Retirement PlansMark Bowden, Getty Images Well over half of Americans now in their 40s are at risk of experiencing a decline in their standard of living after...
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3 Retirement Planning Tactics to Adopt Before You Hit 60
Filed under: Retirement, Long Term Care Insurance, Retirement PlansYou're in your 50s. Retirement is now a visible light at the end of the tunnel. You've worked hard and saved hard. But that might not...
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