Easter egg hunts are sooooo much fun when you’re a kid…oh, the thrill of racing to scoop ‘em up. But hunting to find a big enough nest egg to afford retirement? Not so much fun. In fact, it can be downright discouraging or depressing. If you don’t want to scramble later for financial independence, consider some simple…
Thriving vs Surviving
12 Secrets To Find Your Path For Family Wealth
Most of us don’t make one big financial decision that makes us (or our bank accounts) a success or failure. Instead, it’s those daily decisions on spending that put us on the path to success. Don’t know exactly where you want to go? This list of financial secrets is a great roadmap! …because…
Do you think like a millionaire?
Quick Facts about Saving, Investing and Entrepreneurship… Turns out, a lot of wealthy men and women think alike, at least in some key areas. Several common personality traits are revealed in the Annual Insights on Wealth and Worth survey from U.S. Trust. This is the largest study that surveys Americans with high net-worth, who are…
Taking the Plunge if I’m Scared to Invest
Is there an ideal time to invest? Is the stock market ever not volatile? Naturally peppered with daily economic and political events around the globe, the market seems to zigzag more like a jackrabbit than plod along like a tortoise. Yet looking back over the last 200 years, the stock market ups and downs made a slow, steady climb upward. It…
Financial checklist for your first job – free printable
Starting your first full-time job? Congratulations…and looking’ good! But now what? You’ve heard your friends mention things like: starting a 401K, paying off student loans, setting up an IRA… There’s so much to consider when it comes to getting your finances underway. “Adulting” isn’t always fun, but it’s important to put down a good financial…
Slow and Steady Wins the Investing Race
“When will the market settle down and be right for me to invest in some stocks?” my young nephew recently lamented. Is there an ideal time to invest? Is the stock market ever not volatile? Naturally peppered with daily economic and political events around the globe, the market seems to zigzag more like a jackrabbit than plod along like a tortoise….