It really doesn’t take much to derail a retirement plan. Most of the errors in planning for retirement are those of neglect, omission or panic. If you don’t know exactly where your retirement plan stands, get some advice – a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional is a... Read More
Our Voice of Financial Reason
Thu, 07/15/2010
Lifelong learning is not only possible, it is essential to our quality of life as we age. The old adage “use it or lose it” is especially relevant to our ability to retain a sharp and inquisitive mind.
For many years, scientists thought that the human brain simply deteriorated over time.... Read More
Sat, 07/10/2010
In Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, best selling author Daniel Pink presents (in a very engaging and understandable way) the latest research in human motivation. One section, “The Good Life,” is particularly enlightening in regard to how we as individuals establish and... Read More
Tue, 06/15/2010
Like many difficult situations with people we love, planning to take over an older relative’s finances is best done in happier times, when both sides are healthy and various options can be considered. Unfortunately, events can sometimes intervene – death, illness or natural... Read More
Sat, 05/15/2010
With the level of consumer debt skyrocketing and the cost of housing, education, and health care increasing at double digit rates, younger generations are facing unprecedented challenges to achieving economic security and financial independence. Therefore, helping our youth to learn effective... Read More
Fri, 05/14/2010
After a divorce or the sudden death of a spouse, single parents have the twin challenges of adjusting to a new life and getting their child adjusted to it as well. The third challenge – getting money issues in order – can be a threat to both.
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Based on two decades of research, Thomas J. Stanley, author of the Millionaire Mind, catagorizes people as either wealth accumulators or hunter gatherers.
The first group is comprised of those he describes as "balance-sheet wealthy." They have become... Read More
Wed, 04/07/2010
“By ‘how much is enough?’ I mean the amount that will allow you to stop driving so hard professionally should you choose to do so. I mean the amount that will allow you to feel safe, the amount that will compensate for risking hard-won relationships, the amount that will affirm your feeling good... Read More
Fri, 03/19/2010
In The Three Boxes of Life: And How to Get Out of Them, author Richard Bolles laments that the task of “getting an education” has traditionally been assigned to our youth. Then, in our adult years, we tend to engage in educational pursuits only as a means to staying competitive in the working... Read More
Thu, 02/18/2010
More than two decades ago, financial planner and author Venita Van Caspel wrote:
“Our educational system continues to send forth our young with so little information about financial matters that they are like time bombs about to destroy their own and their families’ economic futures. We... Read More
