Organizing Your Finances: Before and After a Personal Loss
Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®Life’s uncertainties can present us with personal hardships that affect us not only emotionally, but financially as well.
Financial Focus
Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®Choosing the RIGHT Financial Institution
By Porsche Miles-Grant
At this point, as a responsible adult and a productive citizen of America, you should belong to some type of financial institution. Whether it is a bank or credit union, your finances should be located in a safe and secured place.
Advice for College Grads
Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®Every year I have the pleasure of speaking with some seniors at Michigan State University (Go Green!). We discuss the basics of investing and what the heck this 401(k) thing is.
Jill on Money: Don’t let workplace benefits go to waste
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
Like most Americans, you're probably weighing options in the open enrollment period for insurance and other workplace benefits. Like most people, you will probably default to what you did last year. That's a shame, because spending some time with your various plan options can help you save money and take advantage of your company's buying power.
Jill on Money: Fiduciary rule will give investors a break
By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Content Agency
Has the political season got you down? Here's an imperfect antidote to the vituperative presidential campaign scrum: Over the past month, large investment companies like Blackrock and Charles Schwab announced that they are cutting fees on some of their largest exchange traded funds (ETFs).
How to Start an Emergency Fund
Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®You’ve probably been told at some point in your life that you need an emergency fund. The unfortunate reality is that many Americans don’t save for a rainy day, leaving them ill prepared for life’s misfortunes. Don’t let that happen to you.
Want to Save Money and Live Longer? Stop Smoking
By Porsche Miles Grant
When we think about needs and wants, we are positively sure that smoking is definitely a want, and a bad one at that. You literally cannot benefit from smoking in any way, besides it may eliminate some stress short-term. However, long-term it can result in an abundance of negativity.
Encore Careers: Becoming Your Own Boss
Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®When we think of today’s entrepreneurs, young technology developers like Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, or Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of Google, often come to mind. But while fresh-faced tech innovators may dominate the headlines, another crop of businesspeople is proving that it’s never too late to forge an entrepreneurial path.
PART III – The Top 4 Common Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Goals
By Sherry Brantley
In parts one and two of this series, we focused on two of the common mistakes most people make when setting their goals. This third part of course, will cover the third mistake most people make.
The Chase to Financial Success: How Do You Achieve It?
For those of us who are spiritual, we would like to attribute any sort of success to a higher power (GOD). This is no different when it comes to chasing financial success. A lot of what it takes to achieve financial success is staying faithful in the lord, and putting forth continuous efforts. Money management is also extremely vital.