Are You a Tortoise or a Hare?

by Jillian Beirne DaviToday’s article is about why budgets and diets don’t work. And how to manage the Holiday Hangover you might be feeling.When people decide they’re going to lose weight, or stick to a budget, or finally pay off their credit cards, typically they...

How To Increase Your Retirement Confidence

by Manisha Thakor How are we Americans collectively feeling about our retirement prospects? Survey says (and most financial advisors would concur), not so great.Consider this comparative data from an annual study by the Employee Benefit Research Institute:In 2007, the...

It’s Not Your Pot That Stinks

by Ann WilsonIt’s not the pot, it’s the ingredients that stink!“I don’t want to invest in the stock market. I’ve got an ISA/ Pension/ Superannuation/ Retirement Annuity/ 401K and it is doing terribly”.I get emails like this almost everyday and it makes me mad. Not at...