Today’s top story: How your net worth can keep your budget in check. Also in the news: What to do when your employer switches 401(k)s, protecting elderly parents finances, and watching out for Valentine’s Day scams. Calculate Your Net Worth While Budgeting to Maintain Perspective Looking at the bigger picture in order to focus on […]
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Thursday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: Three dumb things you’re doing with your credit cards. Also in the news: Learning about the most common tax credits, details on the newest way to save towards retirement, and tips on how to spend your tax refund. 3 Stupid Things You Do With Your Credit Card Stop doing that, would you? […]
Unexpected ways to save on insurance
Most ideas for saving money on insurance are pretty shopworn. You know the advice: Raise your deductible. Get discounts. Shop around. So I was pretty psyched to hear a Certified Financial Planner talk about less common ways that advisors can save their clients money. CFP Mark Maurer is president and CEO of Low Load Insurance […]
Wednesday’s need-to-know money news
Today’s top story: Getting the biggest tax write-offs for your home office. Also in the news: What you should ask a potential financial advisor, the cold realities of identity theft, and smarter ways to give to charity. Get The Biggest Tax Write-Off For Your Home Office There are new tax rules this year for those […]
Don’t think college is worth it? Read this.
The earnings gap between young people with and without college degrees is the widest in half a century. Recent college graduates are more likely to be employed full time and far less likely to be unemployed than high school grads. And all that debt college grads had to incur? The vast majority of college grads […]
Lowering college costs: What you need to know
My latest Reuters columns focus on financial aid and new opportunities for borrowers with private student loans to get some relief. One of the big complaints about private student loans is how hard it’s been to consolidate or refinance these often high-rate, variable loans. Many big lenders fled this market and those that still offered […]