Open Enrollment Checklist – How to Review Your Employee Benefits
Open enrollment is your yearly chance to fix your benefits. Learn how to review health insurance, HSAs, FSAs, your 401(k), life and disability insurance, and more.
How "Passive Budgeting" Can Help You Even if You Don't Want to Budget
If you hate the idea of budgeting but you don't want to leave everything to chance, is there a middle ground? You're in luck. There is a path that may appeal to you, and I call it "passive budgeting."
What Is a Trusted Contact on Your Investment Account, and Why Should You Name One?
What is a trusted contact person on your brokerage account? See why it exists, what your firm can share, and when naming one could protect your savings.
How to Implement Reverse Budgeting
The best cash flow system is the one you'll actually keep using. For a lot of people, that system is reverse budgeting.
How Do You Know When You're Ready to Buy a House?
It's okay to get excited about the thought of buying a house. It's definitely an emotional experience. But base it on a solid financial foundation and make sure you're ready before making the largest purchase of your life.
What to Do If You Don’t Have a 401(k)
Don't let lack of access to a 401(k) keep you from saving and investing for retirement. You've got plenty of options to fill the gap.
Should You Buy Life Insurance Before You Need It?
Some guidelines says you don't need life insurance until someone depends on you financially. That sounds obvious. But there's a real case for buying a policy before anyone relies on your income, and a lot of people never consider it.
Is It OK to Get a Big Tax Refund?
Planning for a large tax refund can make sense in a lot of cases. Just because it's not financially optimal doesn't make it wrong.
How to Build a Business You Can Sell
Not everyone starts a business planning to sell it. Some of you have no interest in an exit at all, and that's fine. But stick with me, because the work that makes a business sellable is the same work that makes it healthier, calmer, and more profitable to run right now.