Graduates: My Advice As You Set Out Into The World
Look at saving as making an investment in your future self. It’s self-care. You’re saving for “living,” not “retirement.” To me, that’s a better way to frame it, especially when retirement is a fuzzy concept at best.
How to Bolster Your Finances Now
Many of us, especially those in our 50s or 60s, are now very worried about our money due to the pandemic.
Your 2020 Personal Finance Calendar
For your financial health and prosperity in the year ahead, there are a few critical dates to put on your calendar and steps to take for them:
Why It’s Hard For Women To Save For Retirement
“My biggest concern is that women are still lagging their male counterparts men — even millennial women — in retirement savings as well as their income,” Judith Ward, a senior financial planner at T. Rowe Price.
Girls Just Want to Have Funds
Talking about money is still a taboo subject. It makes us uncomfortable. Women are great investors, but they still lack the confidence to get started.
How to Navigate Shaky Stock and Bond Markets
60% of Americans feel anxiety when thinking about investing in the stock market and 55% of boomers worry about a market crash.
Spending Money to Make the World a Better Place Every Day
Making the planet better is a heartfelt goal for most of us. But it’s difficult to know how one person can do that and truly make a difference. Jane Mosbacher Morris has some ideas In her practical new book, Buy the Change You Want to See: Use Your Purchasing Power to Make the World a Better […]
These Women Face The Greatest Retirement Risk
“Two-income households typically make more, but save less,” says Cindy Hounsell, president of the Washington D.C.-based Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER).
Jean Chatzky’s Money Tips for Women
“First and foremost, for us, the life we want to create is the target, while money is the tool that helps us achieve it. For many men, it is the other way around.”
A New Look at Vacation Spots Years Later
“Once you have been to a place, you have a feel for it,” Cliff says. “As you get older, you appreciate the subtleties a little more. You have done all the tourist stuff but getting to walk in the neighborhoods and feeling like you are living there by going to the grocery stores and markets, is the magic. You’re part of the fabric of the culture and not just a tourist.
