Financial Literacy for Young Adults
National Financial Literacy Month is recognized in the United States in April as an effort to highlight the importance of financial literacy and teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits....
College Savings Plans
The person most likely to benefit from a college savings plan is obviously the child who goes to college. Keeping your child out of a bottomless pit of student loans is probably the best thing you could do for their finances....
A Savings Crisis in America
Take a look at your savings account. If you were hit with an unexpected expense of $500 or $1000, would you be able to pay it?...
How to Prevent Money from Ruining Your Marriage
Sharing finances with a partner comes with a lot of issues; mutual trust, respect, self-worth, etc. These are all areas that, if damaged even slightly, can lead to upset and tear the fabric of a marriage apart....
Money Lessons for Women
Gender roles in today is society have shifted dramatically from a time when little girls grew up hoping to find a good man who could take care of them financially....
Savings Goals for the New Year
There is no convincing argument for not saving your money. Most people will agree that saving (whether for retirement or any other reason) is an excellent idea, and it should be done....
Retirement Planning For Couples
Couples have some unique advantages when it comes to retirement planning. For one thing, you have someone to pool resources with, share expenses, and help inspire (or nag) one another to save more....
For Love and Money
Relationships and money are two subjects which gain a lot of interest from people. Perhaps that is because these areas are ones where people would like to see improvement in their lives....
Death and Debt
The death of a spouse is heartbreaking and something that no one really wants to think about. Unfortunately, it is something that needs to be considered and a plan put in place to ease the major adjustment in one is life. The surviving spouse...
Power of Attorney Tips
None of us likes to think about the possibility of something happening that might prevent us from managing our own finances, but it does happen. If you are ill, incapacitated, or just out of the country, you might need someone else to manage your money...