Know What “The Dow” Really Is?
The Dow is up, the Dow is down. But what does that really mean for an investor or your 401K….and what is “The Dow” anyway? Is…
Is a Vacation Timeshare a Good Idea?
More than ready to get away and a vacation timeshare sounds perfect? Or is it? Like me, you may often receive calls offering a “F-R-E-E weekend…
Tips to Land an Advisor & Not Get Hooked
When you start investing, you should realize financial advisors and brokers come with different credentials, different fees—and different ethical standards. Before you trust one to handle…
What’s a Bear Market? Do We Invest?
In March, the stock market suffered (to date) several of its largest one-day point losses ever. In just a couple weeks, some stocks lost half their…
How to Find a Good Financial Advisor
It’s World Investor Week – focusing on investor education. Is it time to find a financial advisor? Relying on friends is not the answer. Neither is…
Afraid You’ll Make an Investing Mistake?
You want to grow a nest egg but worry whether now is a good time to invest? Even if stocks will be higher in 10 and 20 years,…
Who’s Paying Fees on a 401(k) Plan?
Workers usually cringe or ignore employer mailings about retirement plans. It’s complicated, boring reading and who has time to decipher that legal jargon? Not reading your…
Smart Investors Need Protecting Too
We all eventually make a money mistake or two…or three. But there’s a big difference between overpaying for vacation fun and having your nest egg wrecked…
Online investors: Take time, choose wisely
Having an online investing account makes it easy and quick to click, click, click…and you’re buying the stocks, bonds and funds with the juiciest returns –…
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…
The Money Godmother 