If you go and seek out financial advice, you will find a lot of people ready to give you their opinion on the best thing to do with your money. And they might actually have great advice that is sound, reasonable, and wise. The problem, however, is that it may or may not apply to…
Does Your Financial Plan Lack This Critical Piece?
It’s pretty easy to give basic financial advice or to create your financial plan outline from broad rules of thumb and generic suggestions that you can find online. Things get trickier, however, when you start getting more specific; when you start digging into details and wanting to know the answers to far more complex questions….
How to Manage Your Personal Finances Through Tough Times
Figuring out how to manage your personal finances is never easy. Most of us didn’t get a formal education in money, and even majoring in something like business or finance doesn’t help much when it comes to personal finance. If we learn anything, it usually comes from our parents — and that might not be…
Spend Better: 5 Ways to Be Smarter About How You Use Your Money
The majority of personal finance advice can be boiled down to some simple rules. The biggest two? Spend less. Save more. This is good advice, and certainly part of the fundamentals to master if you want to be financially successful. But putting all of the focus on spending less and saving more means we’re telling…
This Dangerous Habit Is Causing You to Overspend
We all know comparison is the thief of joy. But is your habit of comparing yourself or your life to someone else’s costing you in a more tangible way? As in, costing you actual dollars and cents? If you’re like most people, the answer is probably yes — because comparison is one of the leading…
Suffering from Job Burnout? How to Prevent Your Career from Running Your Life
It happens to all of us from time to time. You get down. You feel tired. You’re overworked and overwhelmed. Dealing with work stress is something we all experience — but sometimes that stress devolves into something much worse if it goes on for long enough. If you let your career run your life for…
How to Do an Investment Advisor Search: 7 Ways to Find the Right Advisor
Recently, I spoke at an event about “how to be good with money.” It was a fun conversation and the audience was really engaged and eager to learn. After the event, one attendee approached me to ask a question. She wanted to know how to do her own investment advisor search, because she couldn’t find…
Improve Your Finances: 5 Exercises to Use to Build Better Money Habits
Wouldn’t it be nice to finally be someone that other people look at and say, “wow, you really are great with money. I’m impressed!”? Do you constantly find yourself wishing you had better money habits, but you just can’t seem to change your day-to-day actions? Here’s the good news: you can absolutely transform your current…
Are You Making These 5 Mistakes with Your Stock Options?
Stock options are a type of equity compensation, or a way for employers to reward key employees beyond the usual paycheck. Equity comp can allow you to participate in the growth and upside potential of the company you work for, and is often a great tool to leverage to accelerate your progress toward building wealth….
The Importance of SMART Goals (and What to Do Before Setting Them)
Setting goals might sound like the most tedious thing on your to-do list. It might not seem very exciting or fun. (What’s much more fun is achieving the goal and getting to use your money for what you wanted!) This can be especially true if you’re doing your goal planning the right way, and setting…