FINANCIAL ADVICE BLOG

Financial Thoughts for International Women’s Day

March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the social and economic progress and cultural achievements of women worldwide....

Are Women Reluctant to Talk About Money? A new survey says yes. Is it telling the whole story?

With the start of a new year, I firmly believe that the usual setting of resolutions and aspiration for fresh starts will once again take...

"Things" You Must Do If you are Suddenly In Charge of Your Finances

As the year comes to a close, was it the year when you suddenly faced the terrifying reality of managing your own finances? Did you...

Do Women Face Greater Retirement Challenges Than Men?

Do Women Face Greater Retirement Challenges Than Men? If so, how can they plan to meet those challenges? A new study has raised eyebrows...

How Women Have Assumed a Larger Role in Family Finance

More women have become the primary wage earners in their households. Generations ago, life and financial roles were cut and dried...

Widow - Case Study

Once again I am saddened that aggravation and frustration could have been avoided if only the wife had been engaged in her household’s...

Women & Money Paralysis

Sometimes not making a move may not be the best move to make A decision not made may have financial consequences. There is an old belief...

There is no Mother Ship - I'm it!

I departed quietly from Corporate America after 18 years of faithful service; I left the mother ship behind. The cold sweat and pulsing...

This Year

This year, after we have all muddled through news headlines that change from minute to minute, crying out doom and gloom from start to...

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