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Gold, Again?
Is this the time to hedge your financial bets and buy gold? It’s always important to have some price perspective....
Starting Over in the New Year
Don’t look back! If the calendar can start over, so can you. In every aspect of life — but particularly...
Savage Truths About the Market
This is a perfect time to reflect on some Savage Truths that sadly must to be relearned in every economic...
Balance Transfer Cards: Denting Debt
One steep recession and 10 years later, Americans are once again buried in credit card debt. The latest Federal Reserve...
Chicken Money Now!
“Chicken money” is money you can’t afford to lose. It’s that simple. The amount of chicken money you need depends...
Year-End Tax Tips under New Tax Law
Thinking about income taxes is different this year because of the new tax laws. For some people, tax time will...
Holiday Gifts for Kids – 2018
Every year at this time I write a column suggesting money smart holiday gifts for children. The goal is to...
Give Generously — and Wisely
Did this year fly by faster than ever? The holidays are here again. And now that we have expressed our...
Fix Your IRA and 40l(k) Now
Here are three things you must do now to make sure your IRA or 40l(k) accounts don’t get caught in...
Bright Start is “Golden”
Morningstar has assigned its top Gold rating to the Illinois Bright Start 529 College Savings plan, for the second year...
TIPS Tackle Inflation
We shouldn’t be surprised when inflation returns to impact our lives — both in our spending decisions and in our...
Time to Take Stock
If your retirement funds are invested in the stock market, you simply can’t afford to ignore the signals the market...
Open Enrollment for Medicare & Part D
Medicare now has about 60 million enrollees, split roughly two-thirds in traditional Medicare Parts A and B (plus Part D...
Small Biz Health Insurance Deal Won’t Last Long
Do you own – or work for -- a small business that doesn’t provide health insurance? Fewer than half of...
Market Meltdown
One trillion dollars went to Money Heaven on Wednesday. That's the dollar value of the 966 point decline in the...
Consider a Career in Financial Planning
There’s one college major that practically guarantees a great job and future financial success. Sadly, far too few colleges and...
Outliving Your Life Insurance
Will you live to be 100? Will your life insurance live to be 100? Those are not idle questions. Many...
FAFSA Time, Again!
Ready, set, borrow! The annual race to score money to pay for college starts October 1, when the new FAFSA...
Free Credit Freeze for All
More than a year has passed since the massive data breach at Equifax that put highly sensitive information about 148...
Financial Match-making Service
Could I match you up with a financial adviser you could trust — one who would give good investment and...
