Here are seven things you can do this month to positively impact your finances all year. Want to start the New Year off right when it comes to your finances? The Las Vegas Review-Journal article, titled “7 ways to give your finances a facelift in January,”cites some things you can…
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Recent Survey Says 80% of Americans Failed Retirement Literacy Test
“We’re not surprised by the fact that people don’t know a lot about retirement income planning,” says David Littell, program director at the American College. “I was surprised at how badly they did.” Could you pass a retirement literacy test? Apparently, 80 percent of Americans surveyed did not. These Americans…
Houston Families: Do Your Beneficiary Designations Align With Your Will?
One of the colossal failures in estate planning I witness when people make their wills is not coordinating the will with the overall beneficiary designations they have chosen. Does your will surpass your beneficiary designations on financial accounts? A recent Wall Street Journal article, titled "How People Undermine Their Own…
Houston Twenty-Somethings Can Be Savvy About Estate Planning
Now is the time to adopt financial habits that determine a successful retirement, even if you’re still in your 20s. (Note: Parents, here is a great article to share with your twenty-something adult children!) If you are a twenty-something, you have plenty of time to think about investing, right? Even…