Money Confidence for Newly Single Women
Divorced? Widowed? Losing a partner is traumatic and taking charge of household finances is rarely top of mind. The immediate aftermath of loss is for grieving. However, with the passage…
Why Women Manage Credit Cards Wisely
Women shop a lot: We make 85% of all consumer purchases, according to data from the research firms Yankelovich Monitor and Greenfield Online. All that shopping means we’re pulling out…
Four Ways Women Can Get Smarter About Money
News flash: Retired women and women nearing retirement have a financial literacy problem. In a survey released today, the 2017 RICP Retirement Income Literacy Gender Differences Report, from The American…
Marriage and Money: My Advice after 25 Years
How do 25 years go by so quickly? My father used to call this phenomenon, “the collapse of time.” I’m feeling it. Last week, on the Fourth of July, my…
Investing in ‘Green Bonds
Traditionally, socially-responsible investing meant buying stocks of companies that weren’t in the alcohol, gambling, gun or tobacco business or that helped the environment, as well as mutual funds or exchange-traded…
Kerry Talks About Money Lessons From Her Dad
Fathers shape their children’s financial life. To that point, 56 percent of people said their fathers influenced their retirement savings and 62 percent said their retirement plans are similar to…
Advice For Graduates On Jobs, Money And A Happy Life
There are plenty of things I wish I had known when I graduated from Duke University 35 years ago. My recent trip to attend my nephew, Brian Hannon’s, graduation from…
What’s The Best Financial Advice You Ever Received?
“Be in charge of your own financial life.”–Kerry Hannon My Dad encouraged my older sister, Pat, and me never to rely on anyone financially. He pushed us to learn and…
When My Husband’s Debit Card Was Stolen
One recent afternoon, I logged onto to my bank account online to see if a check had cleared. When the screen popped up, I was puzzled. There were a string…
How to Put Your Money Into Firms That Support Women
This week, I had my annual face-to-face meeting with my financial adviser. We converse throughout the year via emails and a rare phone call, but this was the have-a look-under-the-hood…
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