The pressure of the pandemic both in and out of the workforce is having a significant impact on women and their financial futures. According to a recent UBS Global Wealth Management survey, 61% of women feel that Covid-19 has hurt their careers. Key findings: 40% of women have reduced hours …
Read More »Are Your Hobbies Hurting Your Finances?
Is your hobby the best use of your time and — more importantly — your money? Whether you’re a fan of binge-watching TV or doing weekend camping trips, here are some answers to your burning questions about getting the maximum value out of your hobbies. In this article 1. Valuing …
Read More »How the Federal Reserve’s Decisions Affect Your Finances
Whenever the Federal Reserve makes any sort of public statement, you quickly find a bunch of articles that try to outline what that means for the average person in terms of borrowing money and making investment decisions. Even seemingly ordinary news, like the Federal Reserve recently announced that it intends …
Read More »4 Ways to Better Understand Risk in Your Personal Finances
Recently, Dr. Aaron Carroll wrote a wonderful article on COVID-19 and personal risk for the New York Times. The article dove deep into how we, as humans, assess risk in our daily lives and how that normal assessment of risk doesn’t actually match up well to the realities of the …
Read More »How Trump’s Latest Executive Actions Could Affect Your Finances
Nicole Glass Photography / Shutterstock.com Following weeks of impasse in Congress over continuing coronavirus-related financial aid, President Donald Trump took several executive actions on Saturday. The three new executive memoranda and a new executive order issued over the weekend cover a variety of relief measures, including continuing — but reducing …
Read More »7 Ways to Better Your Finances From Home Today
Photo by Syda Productions / Shutterstock.com Right now, many Americans are stuck at home, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. If you’re trying to figure out how to better your finances today — without leaving home — know that there are several things you can do to make a difference. Following …
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