Money Mondays

THIS MORNING YOU JOIN US WITH A TOPIC YOU KNOW WELL: THE STOCK MARKET. WHAT HAS PIQUED YOUR INTEREST THIS WEEK? We are the verge of a record. The U.S. stock market could soon lay claim to being in the longest bull run in modern history. Barring a 20% market correction in the next 72 […]

LAST WEEK WE TALKED ABOUT THE WAGE GAP. TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP GAP? Last week, one of the iconic women of corporate America – Indra Nooyi – announced she was stepping down as CEO of PepsiCo after 12 years at the helm. As a result, the number of female CEOs fell again, […]

Originals

Today we are talking about the economy? The numbers looked good last quarter. What is driving it? The economy certainly seems to be in high gear at the moment.  On Friday, the Commerce Department reported that gross domestic product – a figure that measures goods and services produced in the economy – grew 4.1 percent in […]

WE ARE ONCE AGAIN TALKING ABOUT STUDENT LOANS? WHY IS IT ON YOUR MIND TODAY?  In May, total student loan debt in the US broke through another milestone, topping $1.5 trillion. That fact alone is worth noting, as it tells us that American college students continue to take on huge amounts of college debt. What […]

YOU ARE JOINING US TODAY TO TALK ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCIES. LET’S START WITH THE BASICS: WHAT ARE THEY?  A cryptocurrency is a digital or virtual currency that uses encryption to secure and verify transactions and control and track the creation of new units of the currency. These currencies exist entirely online – there is no cash version of […]

Life & Style

    Last week, after a lengthy regulatory battle including a 6-week trial, a federal judge approved the mammoth $85 billion merger between AT&T and Time Warner, a deal that will likely have significant impact on the media industry. But, is the mega merger a good thing or a bad thing for consumers? WHY DID […]

  CONSUMER DEBT IS ON YOUR MIND. WHY? While we have been paying a lot of attention to the good economic news in recent months – low unemployment, the continued bull market, lower taxes – we have also seen consumer debt growing at a rapid clip. According to a recent report by Lending Tree, the […]

  Why is it important to talk to kids about money while they are still young?  We know that children learn about money and adopt financial habits from their parents. A new survey out from Chase reinforces this fact, finding that around two-thirds of Americans say their family or parents influenced their savings and spending […]

YOU JOIN US TODAY TO DISCUSS A SURVEY ABOUT COLLEGE SAVINGS. WHAT DOES IT TELL US? According to Sallie Mae’s 2018 report, How America Saves for College, parents are making progress when it comes to saving for their children’s college education. The report was based on a survey of more than 2,000 parents of children under […]

  HOW BIG OF A PROBLEM HAVE FINANCIAL SCAMS BECOME? According to a report released by the Federal Trade commission, there were an astounding 1.1 million fraud reports in 2017. Now, of those 1.1 million reports, 21% of those people reported a financial loss. And get this, the aggregate reported loss attributed to those complaints were a […]

YOU JOIN US TODAY WITH SOME ADVICE ABOUT THAT REFUND CHECK FROM UNCLE SAM. WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND? Every year, about 8 in 10 Americans who file their taxes receive tax refunds. But a much smaller percentage of us put this money to good use and improve our personal finances. Today, I want to go […]

Life & Style

In many parts of the country, it’s finally starting to feel like spring! And while many people think of this time of year as the right time to spruce up their homes, it can also be the right time to do some spring cleaning on your finances! WHAT ARE SOME OF THE FIRST STEPS WE […]