When 20% off your purchase is a bad deal

by Kathryn Vasel   @KathrynVaselOctober 25, 2016: 1:13 PM ET It’s an enticing offer: “Do you want to save 20% today by opening up an [insert store name here] credit card?” Store-branded credit cards can seem like a good deal when you’re about...
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How To Be a Successful Saver

How much money did you save last year? If your savings fell short of your goals, don’t give up. You can still take charge of your financial future. Here are tips to become a successful saver.  Set goals. Give your saving a purpose. Do you want to accumulate an...
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Female Family CFOs – We Are Here For You

In many of the families that we work with, the mother (or wife), is the person who takes care of the finances and makes investment decisions.  These women, as well the single or widowed women we work with, handle significant responsibilities.  These responsibilities...
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How Many Credit Cards Is Too Many?

By Jill Krasny Published September 22, 2016 Personal Finance Credit.com With so many tempting credit card offers out there — we’re looking at you, Chase Sapphire Reserve — who wouldn’t want to take advantage of them and sign up? But some consumers may have reason to...
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Designate beneficiaries to avoid unintended consequences

After your death, the disposition of retirement accounts, life insurance policies, annuities, and accounts at financial institutions are governed by beneficiary designations. If those designations are outdated, unspecific, or wrong, your assets may not be distributed the way you would like. Read more.

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Becoming a Giver

The title of this post may seem strange but it is based on my reading of a book titled “The Go-Giver” by Bob Burg and John David Mann.  The book is a quick read and it centers on a young man who finds a mentor who teaches him about the Five Laws of Stratospheric...
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