Life Events

The Best Options for Saving for Your Child’s Education

Saving for your child's education

As a parent, planning for your child’s future can be both exciting and daunting. Among the most significant investments you’ll make is ensuring they have access to quality education. Given the rising costs of education, saving early and effectively can make a considerable difference. Here, we explore the best options for saving for your child’s The Best Options for Saving for Your Child’s Education

UGMA & UTMA – Understanding Gifts and Transfers to Minors

When it comes to saving for a child’s future, custodial accounts like the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) and the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) offer valuable options. These accounts allow adults to transfer assets to minors, providing a straightforward way to save and invest for a child’s education, first home, or other UGMA & UTMA – Understanding Gifts and Transfers to Minors

Teaching Kids About Money and Budgeting: A Practical Guide

Teaching Kids About Money

Financial literacy is an essential life skill that, unfortunately, is not always emphasized in traditional education systems. As parents, you have a unique opportunity to instill good financial habits in your children from an early age. Teaching kids about money and budgeting not only prepares them for a successful financial future but also helps them Teaching Kids About Money and Budgeting: A Practical Guide

Why that Pay Raise Won’t Make a Difference

Almost all of us, at one point, have said to ourselves: “If I can just make $X/year, I will no longer need to worry about money,” or, “If I get paid $X/hour, everything will change.” But for anyone reading this who has reached that once impossible threshold we set for ourselves many years ago, you Why that Pay Raise Won’t Make a Difference

How Life Events Impact Finances

Thinking about your finances every day is something most people don’t want to do. For most of us, thinking about finances happens when we are stressed over money and trying to make ends meet or during the time of a significant life event.

The Cost of Delaying Medical Treatment

We surveyed over 26,000 full-time working adults who have employer-sponsored health care coverage, and over 20% were currently delaying medical or dental care because of the cost. Taking control of your finances shouldn’t mean the choice of being healthy or unhealthy. But unfortunately, for one out of every five insured adults surveyed, it does.