Passing along this excellent article by Charlie Bilello. In it, he makes the case as to why focusing on saving is a far more powerful way to secure your financial future than investing. Though both are important to achieving your personal finance goals, for one thing, your personal savings rate is much more under your own control...
Student Debt Reaches a Record High
Keeping Financially Fit
Year after year, getting healthy is a top New Year’s resolution for Americans, while saving more and spending less typically ranks lower on the list of priorities. While many people may have purchased gym memberships at the start of the year (and are hopefully continuing to use it a month and a half in), we believe strongly that taking steps to improve financial wellness is a goal worth pursuing, and sticking to....
Taxes and Healthcare Under a President Trump
The results are in, and we now know that Donald J. Trump will be the next president of the United States. With this news comes the speculation about how Mr. Trump will govern. He’s talked a lot about changing quite a few areas that would affect financial planning – most notably in taxes and healthcare....