Personal Finance Solutions
Last week we learned about cognitive biases–patterns of flawed judgment or irrational thinking that trick us into making poor decisions or acting against our best interests. Often, these cognitive biases…
Cognitive Biases: The human brain is a remarkably complex organ, composed of roughly 100 billion neurons firing at a rate of about 200 times per second, resulting in an operating…
On September 2nd, news outlets began reporting a massive data breach affecting customers who shopped at Home Depot’s brick-and-mortar stores since April of this year. As with previous cyber attacks…
According to most business and technology news sources, Apple is expected to announce the release of a new line of consumer products—including the latest iteration of the iPhone6 —in less…
How often do you allow your immediate wants or needs to derail your future financial success? Whether you’re putting money away for retirement or saving for a planned expense, all…
Suppose you want to walk from the Empire State Building in New York City to the corner of Hollywood and Vine in Los Angeles—a distance of about 2775 miles; and,…
In a previous article for this site, you learned a few methods for calculating your retirement number, and the amount of savings you will have to accrue to maintain your…
Benjamin Franklin wrote, “A penny saved is a penny earned”; but when it comes to saving for retirement, it might be best to remember that a penny not saved, is…
It’s easy to think that the financial challenges facing Americans today are new, but one needn’t look too far in the past to see many of the same destructive patterns…