Simple Money Advice When You Hit It Big
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Women’s Changing Roles and Social Security
Social Security turned 77 this week, and Mitt Romney’s choice of running mate, Paul Ryan, has put the retirement program on the front burner as a campaign issue. So I’ve…
Your Ex and Your Credit: Kerry’s interview on KGO 810 News/Information-San Francisco
Click here to listen to my interview with Consumer guru Michael Finney on KGO 810 News/Information in San Francisco. It’s near the end of the hour. Starts at 35:14! Talking…
Three Things I Learned From My First Online Job Application
I applied for a job this week–online. In full-disclosure, it wasn’t for myself. If you’ve been reading Second Verse regularly, you’ll have discovered in my column 10 Things to Do…
Don’t Let Your Ex Ruin Your Credit
As if divorce isn’t fraught with enough pain and aggravation, your finances can wind up as collateral damage if your ex or soon-to-be ex has bad credit. Months after you’ve…
Women and Financial Advisers: A Rocky Relationship
Not long after my husband, Cliff, and I got married, he asked me to join him for a meeting with his financial adviser. Cliff had invested with this adviser for…
Nonprofits Are Hiring–But What Does This Job Pay?
The 2012 Idealist.org survey on nonprofit jobs landed in my inbox last week, and here’s what I found out. Some of it’s good–some plain annoying. More on that later. The…
AARP.Org: 5 Must-Read Job-Hunting Books
Looking for a job is tough at any age. When you’re over 50, it’s even tougher. The median length of unemployment for job seekers 55 and older was 35 weeks…
Male Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot From Women
Ever have a knee-jerk reaction to something you read? I recently ran across a USA Today column by Rhonda Abrams, “Women Entrepreneurs Can Learn a Lot From Men,” and found…
What’s Next?
What's Next? Successful career transitions require a combination of dreams, planning ahead, and focus!
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