The New York Times has an interesting section on advice for incoming college freshman from some prominent people in today’s paper. Here are excerpts of some advice I liked: It’s easy to think that college classes are mainly about preparing…
“Had It Up to HERE? Despite Risk, Some Say Quitting Is Way To Go” (subscription required) Tuesday August 14 One of the hardest decisions most of us face at some point is whether or not to quit a job we dislike. …
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Melissa Ouch, a financial planner in Glenview, IL says that parents tend to make the mistake of prioritizing college savings over more important issues such as life and disability insurance and retirement: To help them prioritize, Osuch has a formula:…
PNC Financial Services Group recently conducted a survey of affluent children and their parents. Here were some of their findings: 73% of teens said they feel a strong sense of responsibility to wisely manage money they receive from their family 25%…
Bill Bonner, the Founder of Agora Financial, a contrarian investment newsletter company of which I am a big fan and subscriber, and author of, most recently, Empire of Debt, has some interesting, and entertaining, thoughts on the issue of kids…