If you are a regular consumer of personal finance blogs, I'm sure you've seen a lot of discussion on financial advisor fees. How do financial advisors get paid? What's fair? What are the options? How do you know if you're paying too much? Too little? What's the benchmark? These are all great questions. … Continue Reading about How Do Financial Advisors Get Paid?
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7 Habits of Successful People and Why You Should Follow Them
This post was written by Michale Dinich. Michael blogs at Your Money Geek where he shares his experience, unique insights, and profiles … Continue Reading about 7 Habits of Successful People and Why You Should Follow Them
This is What a Good Quarterly Market Review Looks Like
What a difference a quarter makes! The first quarter of 2019 erased most, and in some cases, all of the negative returns from Q4 of 2018. I'm … Continue Reading about This is What a Good Quarterly Market Review Looks Like
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The Consequences of Growing Up with Psychological Abuse
Today, we have another edition of our interview series on overcoming adversity. We'll hear from Chris, who blogs over at Money Stir. Chris and his sisters grew up in a house where they endured consistent … Continue Reading about The Consequences of Growing Up with Psychological Abuse
10 Things I’ve Learned through Stories of Overcoming Adversity
As regular readers know, I have an interview series on this blog. In those interviews, I hear real-life stories of overcoming adversity from people from all walks of life. Some are fellow bloggers. Many are … Continue Reading about 10 Things I’ve Learned through Stories of Overcoming Adversity
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This Expert Gives Advice On How To Make A Resume For the First Job
The following post is by ESI from ESI Money, a blog about achieving financial independence through earning, saving, and investing (ESI). It’s written by an early 50’s retiree who achieved financial independence, … [Read More...] about This Expert Gives Advice On How To Make A Resume For the First Job
How To Save Money (Big Money) By Dumping Cable
At some point, most of you have paid for big brand cable, internet, and TV service. Want to know how to save money? I mean a lot of money? Dump your brand name cable provider and switch. The two big players in … [Read More...] about How To Save Money (Big Money) By Dumping Cable
Here Is Why We Should Focus On What Matters
It's a crazy time right now, isn't it? The media machines of the internet, cable news, online forums, and everything in-between can be distracting. In this 24-hour news cycle and our own business, how can we stay … [Read More...] about Here Is Why We Should Focus On What Matters
How Do You Know You’ll Be Happy in Retirement?
No matter your age, you’ve likely given some thought to when you will retire. Is part of that thinking about what will make you happy in retirement? If not, maybe it should be. I realize it’s a strange question … [Read More...] about How Do You Know You’ll Be Happy in Retirement?
This is What Investment Advisor Audit Requirements Look Like
How's that for a post title. I bet it has you salivating to read it. After all, doesn't everyone want to know about the investment advisor audit requirements? Haha! Of course, they don't. Let me tell you why I'm … [Read More...] about This is What Investment Advisor Audit Requirements Look Like
Drug Courts Offer Hope for Addicts
Dealing with a son who is an addict has taught us more than we ever wanted to know about addiction and the criminal justice system. One of the best things we've learned is about drug courts. Drug courts offer hope … [Read More...] about Drug Courts Offer Hope for Addicts
Five Mistakes People Make After Retirement
Most of the blogs today write about and promote early retirement. That's a great pursuit. Today, I'm going to take a little different approach to the conversation. I want to look at five mistakes I see people make … [Read More...] about Five Mistakes People Make After Retirement