Many of these options go unrecognized. Today’s average student borrower takes out more than $25K in loans. Education debt has reached record levels in America – more than $1 trillion. In the face of those numbers, parents and students are…
Eight Tips for Planning Your Retirement
A few simple steps to help you get started on the right foot. Planning financially for retirement may feel overwhelming. For some, that feeling is what keeps them from really focusing on and implementing a plan. If you haven’t started…
Managing the Ups & Downs of Irregular Income
What do you do when you’re self-employed or commission-reliant? When your income stream is uneven, you must deal with some distinct financial issues. Besides cash flow, what do you do about your tax strategy? How should you try to save?…
The Retirement Reality Check
Little things to keep in mind for life after work. Decades ago, there was a popular book entitled What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School. Perhaps someday, another book will appear to discuss certain aspects of the retirement…
Are People Really Retiring Later?
A noted economist disputes that generalization. True or false? You may have heard this claim before (or something like it): “Many Americans are being forced to retire later because their savings and investments took a hit in the Great Recession.”…
in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements.
