Category: Money

Interest rates have been rising rapidly in recent months, and you may be pleasantly surprised to see how much. If you’re currently holding your money...

Getting a new car is one of the better feelings in life, I’ll admit. But, it’s also one of the biggest financial transactions most people...

Before I started writing in the personal finance space, I spent nearly 8 years working alongside my husband in a funeral home. My husband Greg...

Financial bloggers often portray the traditional IRA vs. the 401(k) plan as a debate, as if one plan is better than the other. In truth,...

The concept of a family trust—also known as a revocable living trust—isn’t very well understood by many people. The differences between a trust and a...

As a financial planner, I get a lot of concerned questions from my clients regarding their investments. One recently asked me: What exactly happens if...

One of the issues that many people have been concerned with during this recession is what happens when a bank is seized by the FDIC....

When at the point of wondering how to invest $200,000, that’s definitely a good sign. After all, having this amount to invest means you’re on...

Have you ever wondered how much your annual salary would be if you earned 25 dollars an hour? The fact is, too many people who...

The U.S. consumer service industry is worth hundreds of billions of dollars and includes more than 450,000 single-location and multi-location establishments. Despite declining overall employment...