Financial Lessons from the Pandemic

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As we reach the one-year anniversary of the outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States, let’s take a look at some of the personal finance lessons this unprecedented situation has underscored. None of them are really new. It is just that the global pandemic has demonstrated how important they really are. Leading The Wall Street […]

Millennials and Prenups – Through a Different Lens Than the Past*

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That is the title of a recent piece by Cheryl Winokur Munk published in The Wall Street Journal. Munk states, “in the past, prenups were most common among young adults from wealthy families or couples entering second or third marriages. Today, younger adults of all income levels are drafting them, not only to protect assets […]

The Sandwich Generation: Juggling Family Responsibilities

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At a time when your career is reaching a peak and you are looking ahead to your own retirement, you may find yourself in the position of having to help your children with college expenses while at the same time looking after the needs of your aging parents. Squeezed in the middle, you’ve joined the […]

Email Etiquette is More Important Than Ever

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The website Fairygodboss.com is the largest career community for women. In addition to posting jobs at companies that want to hire women, the site has a lot of content valuable to job seekers as well as people looking to grow and hone their skills, some of which is gender neutral. They recently published a piece […]

Financial Planning and the Death of a Spouse

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As we reach the one-year anniversary of the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, we can’t help but think about all of the people who lost loved ones. The impact of those losses is deeply personal. They can also have a profound effect on the financial situation of a surviving spouse or […]