Get smart with your money
Dear Liz: You often mention that a financial planner should be “willing to sign a fiduciary oath to put your interests first.” Is there a form or formatted letter available to financial planners who are willing to sign said oath?
Answer: There is. The Committee for the Fiduciary Standard, a group that promotes the idea that advisors should put their clients’ best interests first, has just such a form letter at www.thefiduciarystandard.org/fiduciary-oath.
Today’s top story: What you can learn from the tax hike on Super Bowl players. Also in the news: 3 tactics to tame your credit card debt worries, could Bitcoin be the next legendary investment bubble, and six mistakes people make when hiring a financial advisor.
Super Bowl Players’ Tax Hike May Have a Lesson for You, Too
A look at Duty Days.
Tame Your Credit Card Debt Worries With 3 Tactics
Fight back against fear.
Is Bitcoin the Next Legendary Investment Bubble?
Crypto craziness.
Six Mistakes People Make When Hiring A Financial Advisor
What not to do.
Today’s top story: What to do if the new tax law changes your paycheck. Also in the news: The smartest way to use gift cards, giving up your brick-and-mortar bank, and smart money moves for Black Americans in financial distress.
What to Do If the New Tax Law Changes Your Paycheck
What to look out for.
The Smartest Way to Use Gift Cards
How to get the most value.
Can You Afford to Give Up Your Brick-and-Mortar Bank?
Making the switch to mobile banking.
Smart Money Moves for Black Americans in Financial Distress
Fighting against income disparity.
Today’s top story: What a travel agent can do for you that a search engine can’t. Also in the news: How one couple paid off over $200,000 in debt, 6 ways to weed out shady schools, and why your credit score may not be as good as you think it is.
What a Travel Agent Can Do for You That a Search Engine Can’t
More than just booking a ticket.
How I Ditched Debt: Setting Pride Aside and Asking for Help
One couple’s story.
6 Ways to Weed Out Shady Schools
Just because it has “university” in the name doesn’t mean it’s legit.
Why Your Credit Score May Not Be As Good As You Think It Is
So many scores.
Here’s an idea: Hand your teenagers hundreds of dollars in one lump sum and leave it up to them to manage the money for the next, say, six to 12 months.
Anyone who’s ever had or been a teenager may quail at the thought, but experts say this approach actually can work much better than a weekly allowance in teaching older kids about personal finance.
In my latest for the Associated Press, how this unconventional method can work better than a weekly allowance.
Today’s top story: Equifax extends credit freeze deadline. Also in the news: Why single parents are turning to online colleges, how credit card rewards can take the sting out of a starter budget, and strapped families hope President Trump will tackle student loans in tonight’s State of the Union address.
How to Freeze Your Credit With Equifax
Extended deadlines.
For Some Single Parents, Online College Holds the Key
Credit Card Rewards Take the Sting Out of a Starter Budget
Strapped families hope Trump’s speech will tackle student loans
The State of the Union speech is tonight.