Acting as your own boss and calling the shots while translating original and unique ideas into an income is the epitome of making a living for many people. A friend of mine, thinking her dream was to be an entrepreneur, convinced herself it was the route she should...
You’d much more likely be found perusing books on thirteenth century Scandinavian religious poets than caught even walking near the personal finance section in the bookstore. You break out into hives when you pick up a book on money management. You can hardly...
They could have been contestants on The Newlywed Game, their answers revealing how little they were in agreement on matters of married life. She wanted to travel to Europe and experience the finer things in life. He wanted to know how they were going to pay for their...
The last week and a half has been rough for investors. Everywhere you look there is dire market news. Like Chicken Little, it’s easy to feel like the sky is falling. Here are my five tips on what to do when the market is taking a downturn: Turn off the news I...
oThe Bloomberg article on Monday, August 24th leads with the line: “Panic. Judgment Day. Carnage. Meltdown. Fearful. Depressing. Psychologically Draining. Wired.” These are words money managers used as they tried to process the effects of the current market downturn....
Not every financial planner is going to offer you what you need. Working with a financial planner requires making sure that you have a good fit. We’ve already gone over how to decide whether you need a financial planner and making sure you’re on the same...