Fast Forward: How Retirement is Changing
Predicting the future is a rough sort of business to find yourself in, particularly with a world that’s begun changing…
Parents, Teach Your Kids to be Financially Literate
Financial Literacy among young Americans has been a focus of the Jump$tart Coalition since its inception in 1995. The coalition…
Back to School Edition – Avoiding Unnecessary Student Debt
With the Fall 2013 semester fast approaching, having a discussion about ways to avoid unnecessary debt is now more prudent…
American Currency Part 2: How Money Leaves Circulation
Beginning this October, the new design of the $100 bill (http://usat.ly/11PJPTy) will be put into circulation by the Federal Reserve….
American Currency Part 1: A Brief History of Money
As credit and debit cards gradually take over the sphere of purchasing, money becomes less and less a physical thing….
10 Different Hobbies to Enhance Your Retirement, Part II
In Part I of this article, we discussed the importance of finding new and meaningful ways to spend your time…
10 Different Hobbies to Enhance Your Retirement, Part I
Whenever prospective, hopeful or even the wistful members of the workforce are asked what aspects of retirement they’re looking forward…
Extended Longevity: Why long-term retirement planning is more important for women
Retirement planning is one of the most important guarantees an individual can make to ensure that their retirement goes smoothly…
Why the Recent Uptick in Housing is So Important
By all accounts, the news coming from the Case-Shiller home price index is good news; an average increase of 10.9%…
As Times Change, Women Learn to Leverage Life Insurance Ownership
Women have always lagged behind men in life insurance ownership, but those numbers are quickly closing in. According to a…
Mortgage Matters: The Streamlined Modification Initiative
In spite of a decade characterized by nearly every housing catastrophe possible under the sun becoming a reality, the Federal…
Financing Your Golden Years
The cost of aging has gone up in recent years, and is likely to continue with the rising cost of…