Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) is becoming more and more popular and it’s here to stay...You can choose to invest in companies that you believe in... and avoid those that you don’t!
If thinking about retirement makes you a bit queasy, it’s likely you haven’t prepared as well as you should. The good news is developing and implementing a retirement plan is fairly straightforward. Here are a few steps that can help boost retirement confidence.
Americans with: ·Less than a high school education earned about $25,000 per year ·A high school education earned about $35,000 per year ·Some college earned about $40,000 per year ·A bachelor’s degree or higher earned about $62,000 per year
Women like Deborah are more common today than ever before, across all income brackets and all professions. Multiple studies have been done on women’s biggest fears when it comes to money and on women’s relationship to financial planning, and believe it or not, Bag Lady Syndrome (BLS) has been identified as women’s number one financial fear.
Down markets are inevitable, both as part of the normal cycle and due to specific events. Studies show that investors who panic and react to these market events often underperform.
If you had to tell somebody about your finances, but could only tell them one thing, what would be the best barometer of whether you were on track to becoming financially successful? I'm sure most of you answered salary, savings, or net worth right? That’s what I hear the most when people start to explain their financial world to me…