If you’re like most, you’ve probably considered withdrawing money from your Roth IRA at some point in your life. Maybe you wanted to make a dent in your debt, help pay for your child’s college tuition, or make repairs on your house. When your retirement...
Graduating from college is an amazing accomplishment for anyone, so congratulations! If you’re reading this, then you’re probably about to graduate, or you already have graduated. That sense of freedom that being on your own in your college dorm gives you is sweet, and everyone...
Women and Money: 11 Tips to Take Control of Your Money Women are generally good at managing their personal finances and day-to-day expenditures. However, most women still find it quite difficult to save up extra funds for that proverbial rainy day. This could be due to...
Single parenting is not an easy task; you’re dealing with the pressures of work, disagreements with the other parent, criticism from family members, and the struggles of disciplining your kids at times. This can suck any motivation out of you, leaving you wondering if life...
There’s a lot of discussion about the gaps that exist for women. While some of these are arbitrary, like thigh gaps (forget about them; they’re not important) and a gap in marrying age (also forget about it; get married when you want), some gaps need...
Credit card debt affects the majority of people across the nation, and credit card companies love to target young women with credit card deals, dragging many into debt before they turn 21. With all of these tricks that are targeted toward young women, how are...
Let’s face it; once you graduate college, very few people want to move back into their parents’ house. You go from being able to do what you want when you want on your college campus to being a kid again with your parents, which means...
Are you nearing retirement and considering downsizing your home? If you’re not, you really should! There are lots of benefits—some you may have thought of and some you might not have. Here are the top 10 reasons to downsize before you retire. #1 Sell your house...
My client was a 62-year-old male who worked for one of the major factories in the city. This company was offering buyouts for all of their hourly employees. Most of these employees had worked for the company for 20-30 years, so everyone was very excited...
One of the jobs of a financial advisor is to plan for the unexpected. I've had numerous clients contact me and say, “I can't believe my husband is planning on leaving me.” Or “My husband is having an affair and filing for divorce. What do...
