A 2,000-year-old Chinese proverb “Shirtsleeves to shirtsleeves in three generations” still holds up today. It intimates that the first generation works hard to create a fortune; the second generation spends the fortune foolishly; and, the third generation...
If you had to guess what 47 percent of Americans are hiding, what would you think it is? A substance abuse problem? Extramarital affairs? Or something else? Something more shameful, and even harder to talk about? According to the Atlantic, it seems that nearly half...
If you’re considering financial planning, you may be wondering what it is. Is it planning for your retirement? Is it looking for prudent places to put your money to increase it? It is reducing your taxes? Is it looking down the road to your kids’ education? Is it...
Money is the top source of stress in the nation, according to the American Psychological Association. Moreover, that’s not new: Americans have cited it as their top stressor overall since shortly before the Great Recession in 2007. But people in the U.S. don’t just...
All of us sin and fall short, but we also have the opportunity to atone for our sins and right our course. When it comes to money, each of us falls into the 7 Deadly Sins of Personal Finance, so we must occasionally take stock and set our financial soul straight...
