Financial Wellness
The Algebra of Wealth: 10 Lessons from Scott Galloway’s New Book
In his new book, The Algebra of Wealth, Professor Scott Galloway offers a path to economic security.
Articles by Kathleen Coxwell
Retirement Planning
Retirement Planning Guide: 8 Steps to a Better Future
Retirement planning is probably not on your top ten list for how to spend your time. However, getting your hands around your finances and planning a secure futu…
Happy Retirement
Retirement Motivations: Are You Stumbling Toward or Joyfully Leaping into Retirement?
Explore 8 most often cited motivations for leaping into retirement. A few of them might really surprise you.
Financial Wellness
Why the Housing Market is More Important than the Stock Market for Most People
People often worry about the wrong things. You might be watching the stock market, but other metrics are significantly more important to most.
Financial Wellness
Midlife Stress: Understanding the U-Curve of Happiness and How to Feel (and Do) Better
It’s easy to assume that financial confidence increases over time. You make more money as you get older after all. However, the opposite appears to be true. Rec…
Earning
An Encore Career? 5 Tips for a Second Career In Retirement
Second careers may be the key to a successful retirement. Get tips on the best careers and how to make money, find meaning and have fun.
Financial Wellness
18 Big Financial Planning Myths: What Are You Getting Wrong About Retirement?
There is a lot of confusion about financial planning. Here are 18 of the biggest misconceptions.
Budgeting & Spending
Keys to a Successful Retirement: The 3 Attributes of Financially Solvent Retirees
A recent study found 3 traits to help you achieve a successful retirement. Adopt these maxims to achieve a more secure future.
Housing and Home Equity
Considering a Relocation? There Can Be Surprising Benefits to Moving
Relocation may have surprising emotional benefits. However, most people want to stay put. Explore pros and cons of moving for retirement (or anytime).
Budgeting & Spending
Is a Retirement Bucket Strategy Right for You and Your Money? (And, How to Calculate)
Is a retirement bucket strategy right for you? Learn how to calculate your buckets and model them in your financial plan.
Financial Wellness
Understanding How Concepts of Time Impact Your Financial Plans
In the realm of financial planning, numbers and calculations often take center stage, overshadowing the profound influence of time on our decisions. However, th…
Budgeting & Spending
Stagflation: When Inflation Meets Stagnation and What to Do About It
First, before reading this article, know that there are solutions to every economic problem – at both the personal and macro economic level. So, even though the…
Retirement Savings and Investments
New Fiduciary Rule from Federal Government is Designed to Protect You During Retirement Plan Rollovers
The Department of Labor is trying to enact a new rule designed to protect retirement savers. See if it will benefit you.
Budgeting & Spending
Why is Your Property Insurance So High? 10 Ways to Lower the Cost
Explore the 3 main reasons why your property insurance is so high and discover ways to reduce your expenditure.
Aging Well
How the Wealthy Spend Money Differently from Everyone Else
How are the spending habits of the wealthy different from yours? Get insights into wealth accumulation and financial success.
Financial Wellness
14 Alarming Secrets About Americans’ Personal Finances
All is not as it seems when it comes to the average American’s financial health. A wealthy facade often obscures real financial secrets and struggles.
Retirement Planning
The Best Investments to Achieve Your Retirement Goals
The best retirement investments depend entirely on you and your goals. Here are 18 great opportunities for you to consider. Read now!
Budgeting & Spending
9 Ways to Overcome the Terror of Spending Your Retirement Savings
Uneasy about watching that retirement nest egg get smaller month after month? Don’t worry. Use these 9 tips to overcome your fear of retirement spending.
Happy Retirement
What’s Your Why? How to Set Life Goals and Create a Financial Plan for Achieving Them
Is your long-term financial goal all about your money? You are missing the point. Learn to consider your why, what’s important to you.
Budgeting & Spending
What You Need to Know About Social Security and Taxes
Yes. You might pay taxes on Social Security. Learn what to expect (federal, state and work penalties) and explore ways to reduce the expense.
Financial Wellness
Financial Problems and Stress: Understand if You Have a “Leaky Ceiling” or a “Muddy Puddle” and Make Better Decisions
Explore how can you make better decisions by categorizing your financial problems as either a muddy puddle or a leaky ceiling.
Financial Wellness
The Behavioral Finance Revolution: How Daniel Kahneman Redefined Personal Financial Decision-Making
Daniel Kahneman made profound contributions to behavioral finance and likely to how you manage your money.
Retirement Planning
Retirement Crisis? Maybe, But the Reality is that Most People Will Retire Happily and Be Just Fine
Many of us are terrified of jumping into retirement. We read about the retirement crisis and worry about our own finances, but millions of people retire every y…
Financial Wellness
Stoic Wisdom: 6 Key Insights to Make You Happier Today and Wealthier in the Future
Stoicism, the philosophy of enduring hardship with inner strength and tranquility, is having a moment right now. So, let’s dive in and explore key points of Sto…
