Entries by IslerNW

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Changes to the Child Tax Credit: What it Means for Families

Article by Lydia DePillis | Found on CNN.com Parents will get twice as large of a tax credit for each child next year, under a compromise hammered out by the House and Senate Friday — although other changes to the bill mitigate the impact of that tax break. The GOP’s tax overhaul bill doubles the current child tax […]

3 Things Colleges Don’t Tell You About Financial Aid

Article by Bill Carmody | Found on INC.COM If you’ve been reading my Inc column for the past 3 years or follow me on Twitter, you know that I’m on a mission to help a million people become millionaires. Your wealth is very important to me, especially since half of Americans can’t come up with $400 in an […]

Oops! Top Leaders Share Their Worst Career Mistakes

Article by Betty Liu | Found on INC.COM We are told mistakes happen and that we should to get over them as soon as they occur which is pretty sound advice. But some career mistakes can haunt us for years and cause severe damage. So why not avoid them in the first place?

3 Tips for Serial Entrepreneurs to Safeguard Their Own and Their Employees’ Retirement Security

Article by Nathan Fisher | Found on Entrepreneur Working professionals can take a lot for granted about a job: the hours, the steady paycheck, the retirement plan. But serial entrepreneurs don’t enjoy such guarantees: They’re busy trading stability for the chance to build something new and valuable. In my work running an investments/401(K) company, I’ve met many entrepreneurs […]

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5 Things Millennials Need to Know About Retirement

Article by Wendy Connick | Found on CNN If you’re a Millennial, you’re in a great position to give yourself a fabulous retirement. You have plenty of time to save, which will means compound interest can be a powerful wealth-building tool for you. And if you’re like most members of your generation, you’ve already started putting […]

Three Ways To Create Lasting Change In Your Financial Situation

Article by Brian Thompson | Found on Forbes Recently, a friend reached out to me because she was overwhelmed. She had just gotten a new job she loved and the fresh start at the new place caused her to reflect on where she was financially. She thought she should have made “better” decisions with her money, should have more saved and overall should just be further along financially. […]

Three Surprising Ways That Gratitude Works at Work


Article by Robert Emmons | Found on Mindful.org A couple of summers ago, I traveled to the steamy cauldron of central Florida to speak at the WorkHuman conference. Nearly 1,500 human resource professionals were in attendance, eager to hear from luminaries like Arianna Huffington and Rob Lowe (probably more than they wanted to hear an academic […]

How Can I Invest With Just a Little Bit of Money?

Article by Nathaniel Meyersohn | Found on CNN The stock market is red hot: The Dow hit a record 23,000 points in October and it’s up 18% so far this year. So you’re not the only one who wants in on the action: More than half of Americans own stock. As long as you’ve already got enough emergency […]

Here’s How Boomer Women Are Thriving In Retirement

Article by Kerry Hannon | Found on Forbes Should I stay or should I go? It’s a conundrum for many boomer women. You’ve spent your adult life building a long and fulfilling career, but the time gradually arrives when your friends start retiring and your financial planner begins that probing discussion about how you visualize your […]

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5 Financial Rules to Live By

Article by Christy Bieber | Found on CNN Are you among the 65% of Americans being kept up at night by money worries? Managing your money can definitely be overwhelming, especially with so much conflicting advice out there. The good news is, you don’t actually have to do much to get your finances under control. You […]