TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT OUR OLD RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS. WHY? As you may have heard, the labor market is very tight. This means we are likely to see increased churn in the labor market as people try to take advantage of the fact that the negotiating power currently rests with workers, not employers. As people […]
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, […]
What’s the latest on trade? We have certainly discussed trade regularly on Money Monday in recent months, but in the last few weeks are beginning to see the effects of trade tensions resulting from some of President Trump’s protectionist policies. On Friday, General Motors warned that the next round of tariffs the White House is […]
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 […]
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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 […]
TODAY WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE APRIL JOBS REPORT. WHAT DID WE LEARN ON FRIDAY? The economy continues to be strong, and companies are continuing to hire workers. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistic report last week, the economy added 164,000 new jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.9%, the lowest […]
You join us again to talk about minors being at risk of identity theft. This is a very big deal, Skip. As you know, identity theft is becoming more and more common. With each new breach – be it Equifax or Yahoo! – we are reminded just how vulnerable we are to fraudsters trying to […]
You are here this morning to talk about a very interesting factor affecting the financial behavior of many Americans. What is it? We all have heard that phrase keeping up with the Jones’, but not many of us give much thought to how this phenomenon has changed in our era of ubiquitous technology and connection. […]
Today we are talking about trade. Why is trade on your mind? On Thursday, President Trump announced that his is planning to impose a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum. This news rattled the markets – the S&P fell 1.4% while the Dow shed 1.5% – and had many talking […]
The stock market has started off 2018 with a bang! Why do we continue to see a strong bull market? There is no question the markets are off to a phenomenal start in the first week of the New Year. We last week, we saw three record closes in three days. A number of factors […]
