Continuing from last week, here is another thing I learned at the Investment News Women’s Advisor Summit: The Gini Index of Inequality. Think all this talk about income inequality is new? Not so! Corrado Gini created a measure of income inequality way back in 1912. The Gini Index measures the distribution of income across…
Congratulations! You’ve landed your first grown-up J-O-B. I’m sure your parents are thrilled. Now what? There is a bewildering array of benefits to understand and lots of advice flying your way. Here is a little quick advice that may help streamline your decision making. Start saving! First priority is a savings account for…
Nine-to-Five jobs with desks and paid vacation and retirement benefits are not going away, contrary to what you read. However, more and more people are choosing to freelance or work several jobs instead of a more traditional career path. If this describes you, read on for two tips on securing your finances in the gig…
Last week, I wrote about losing a partner to death. This week’s blog offers two ideas for when you are losing a partner to the other Big D: DIVORCE. So you are feeling sad, angry, lonely, and unmotivated. Too bad, baby! There is paperwork to be done. And the sooner you do it, the…
Losing a partner is one of the hardest transitions in life. Whether you are in your 20s or 90s, you are dealing with grief and that is often compounded by money worries. They say the only certain things in life are death and taxes. I’d add that both come with a ton of paperwork. …
Whether you are newly merging finances with your sweetie, or have been married for many years, money disagreements are bound to arise. It’s okay to disagree about money, but the important thing is to communicate and come to a compromise without getting nasty or becoming bitter about it. To that end, here are the…
Whether you are a climate change embracer or denier (and please, I don’t need to know), there is no disputing this has been one hot summer. And excessive heat is dangerous, being responsible for 134 deaths per year on average according to NOAA.* As an investor is there a way to profit from high…
Another year, another attempt to fix our retirement laws. As I write this, the SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) is working its way through the Senate with bi-partisan support. By the time you see this blog (I write them a few weeks in advance), this could be law. Here are…
Yep, it’s true. Despite media reports, there is a large swath of the US population that actually lives BELOW their means. And those people just slowly grow a cash cushion until they wake up and realize that maybe they have saved a little too well for a rainy day. A question I get a…
I’m running across more young people who have been sold (tricked into?) whole life insurance policies. These are insurance products that you pay into for the rest of your life. Your heirs get a death benefit, and cash value accumulates in the policy over time. Sounds great right? EXCEPT: It takes many years of…
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