Monthly Archives: July 2009

Financial Planning For Women

July 31, 2009 – 9:33 AM

Women are different from men. No…really! Other than the obvious, financial planning for women is very different than financial planning for men. As a group women earn less, bringing in only 73%* as much as men over the course of their lives whether they take time off to raise a family, inequities in the workplace, or a propensity to choose lower paying professions. According to the last U.S. Census Bureau statistic in this area, the median income for women in 2000 was $27,355 compared with $37,339 for a man. That means that the average working woman is starting with a… Continue reading

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Do You Really Need A Financial Planner?

July 24, 2009 – 9:01 AM

No matter how much money you make, it just makes sense to keep track of your cash flow, meaning that which goes in and out. Even if you do a good job of that, there are important times in your life when consulting with a professional financial adviser makes sense.

Almost every major life event – finding or losing a job, getting married or divorced, having a baby, buying a home — is likely to have a major impact on your finances. A new job may mean you are making more money — no problem there as long as… Continue reading

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