Losing a spouse through death or divorce can be emotionally devastating and is often a difficult time to make important life decisions. Yet it’s this very time that attention needs to be paid to important financial matters such as retirement assets, budgeting on a single income, appropriate insurance, or reviewing Social Security benefits. Should you become […] READ MORE
Defining your Goals Are you thinking about re-evaluating your financial habits for the New Year? You’re not alone. New Year’s resolutions after all are a fancy, delicate way of saying you need to start making changes in your life. The changes can vary from eating habits to spending habits, but they all have one […] READ MORE
Markets keeping you awake? Here’s some ideas we’d like to share. Recent years have had no shortage of drama: the debt-ceiling debate, a ratings downgrade of the U.S., questions about European banks and sovereign debt, China slowdown and resulting wild swings in the stock market. It all makes for a lot of sleepless nights. Given all […] READ MORE
One of the smartest financial moves you can make now is to pay down your credit card debt. Credit card companies have always been notorious for high interest rates and fees. The passing of the 2010 Credit Reform Act then caused issuers to raise rates even further, though limiting some of the fees that were […] READ MORE
"Debt isn't a bad thing, just as long as you understand the differences between good debt and bad debt." READ MORE