How to Boost Your Financial IQ for FREE! Does your New Year’s resolution include lifelong learning? Have you ever wished you knew more about economics? Do you want to introduce your kids or youth groups to economics and how it ties into human behavior? An eye-opening nonpartisan resource exists rightContinue Reading
How to Find Your “Money Personality” Sorting out our personality types is useful in all kinds of situations. Perhaps one of the most useful is financial wellness. Could it be true that none of us really crave money, but we crave the emotional and psychological satisfaction that suits each ofContinue Reading
4 Pitfalls to Avoid When Deciding to Rent or Buy It’s an age-old debate where it’s nearly impossible to predict the winner. One of the biggest financial decisions you’ll make is whether to rent or buy a home and opinions are often split as to where you can make theContinue Reading
How Discovering Your “Why” Will Make You Rich The phrase “What’s your why?” has been around awhile. Though it’s tempting to dismiss it as a business-Bingo buzz phrase, it’s worth the time to think about why you do what you do—in any setting. If “obligation” is the first word thatContinue Reading
5 Quick Ways to Rebuild Your Busted Budget You’ve unwrapped the presents and eaten the holiday dinner—a good time was had by . . . most. It’s time to sit back and enjoy. We want to make the after-effects of the holiday season even easier for you by offering adviceContinue Reading
Will Paying Capital Gains Tax Be Your Loss? You may think the topic of capital gains tax is a snooze-fest until you are ready to sell an asset. When you sell what the IRS deems a capital asset; which is just about anything, you’ll pay capital gains taxes—and the percentageContinue Reading
Who Has More Economic Impact, Trump or the FED? Question—who makes more of an economic impact on the U.S.; the president or the Federal Reserve? A president’s assertions and intentions are definitely powerful but, if you’re really keeping your eye on the economy shell game, the place to focus isContinue Reading
7 Sneaky Ways Decluttering Saves You Money Have you ever connected the clutter in your house to the clutter in your mind? Have you connected the clutter in your house and mind with financial clutter? Any kind of clutter causes both mental and physical drain, and once you lose yourContinue Reading
6 Benefits of International Trade That Outweigh the Deficit With all the talk of international trade and trade deficits, it’s a good time to ask ourselves who benefits from international trade. We’ll answer that for you right away—everyone. Trade deficit is simply the ledger kept as countries exchange products andContinue Reading
Is Your Pension Fund Actually a Ride on the Titanic? An article released December 8th, 2016 by the Dallas News gives an in-depth look at the crisis facing the Dallas Police and Fire Pension System. The fund has essentially become the Titanic, and they’re hoping to change course before theyContinue Reading