Why Having a Savings Account Matters
Do you have at least one savings account? Okay, interest rates are paltry. So why bother with regular savings accounts? Why not just let that idle…
Finding Financial Advisors If You’re Not Rich
It isn’t easy for a beginner to find a great pro for anything, especially when buying financial advice. When you’re “small potatoes,” relying on well-meaning peers…
Is layaway a new plan to save?
Remember when…buyers paid cash or wrote a check? There were no debit cards to swipe or phone apps to scan. Credit cards? Consumers without a steady…
Celebrate Women Businesses Owners
Women business owners account for almost one third of all small companies today. Compare that to 40 years ago, when women owned just 5% of America’s…
Cyber Security Tips You Can Use
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Nobody can give a better lesson on protecting yourself from fraud crimes than Frank Abagnale, Jr. You might remember the…
3 Tips on How to Find a Stock to Buy
Want to buy stock in a company, but don’t know where to start? How do you sort through a sea of choices to uncover a stock…
How to Protect Yourself from Data Hacks
Equifax’s big data breach is scary. It’s not the last hack we’ll see either. They keep getting more massive, frequent and sophisticated. It can take you…
Understand Your 401k Plan & Fees
Your employer may have recently informed you about changes to the company retirement plan. Don’t remember? Not paying attention to those notices can cost you. …
How to Get Started on Investing Path
Learning to save and invest is not much different than learning to throw a baseball, play piano or be polite. Teaching the skills to help your children…
Your A-B-Cs for Back-to-School Saving
It’s back-to-school time! How exciting…and expensive. Parents will spend an average of almost $700/household, according to a 2017 National Retail Federation survey. For retailers it’s a…
The Money Godmother 