A true story, reported by Reuters on February 17, 2012: Karin Prangley, a 33-year-old Chicago estate planning attorney, attempted to guess her father-in-law’s password to
The student loan debt statistics cited by the Federal Reserve referred to 2011 graduates. It did not consider those who borrowed for college, but did
The following checklist offers some practical applications of financial principles that will make you well-positioned to respond to unforeseen future events. Cash Reserves Safe, liquid
Observation #2: With Government Plans, Something for Everyone = Not Enough for Anyone According to the Social Security Administration, the average monthly Social Security benefit
No law can guarantee financial outcomes The principal method for governments to effect change is to enact and enforce new laws—with taxes, regulations, incentives, and
Q: In the event of disability, do you have insurance to cover the loss of income? A: Maybe. Possibly. At least in some circumstances…or maybe
Each season, fashion designers present flashy, exaggerated womenswear and menswear designs that quickly translate into the latest retail trends to market to the masses. What
Using Goodin’s paradigm of settling some issues to provide the fixity necessary for good planning, it’s worth considering which items in our financial lives should
“The Perfect is the enemy of the Good.” —Voltaire Q. When it comes to your finances, should you be willing to settle for anything less
A press release for a report from the Consumer Federation of America announced that 67% of middle class Americans acknowledged making a “really bad financial
A true story, which occurred more than a century ago: John C. Burchard was the owner of a life insurance policy on himself. Burchard had
In 2006, Dr. Gregory Salsbury authored a book titled But What If I Live? The American Retirement Crisis, which identified seven key challenges to the
