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Archive for June, 2008

Friday Finance Findings For June 27th

If you were paying attention to the news yesterday, you probably saw that the stock market decided to take quite a dive. Most indicies slipped 2-4% in a single day. Normally, I wouldn’t mind so much, as it is all just a part of the current cycle, but it is quite irritating that this happened […]

A Reminder to Keep Your Beneficiaries Up-to-Date

When it comes to our investment accounts, one of the most overlooked aspects is the beneficiary form. In some cases, people don’t add a beneficiary at all, and in other cases, the information is outdated and the wrong people are listed on the account. Nobody likes to think about death, but the beneficiary information is […]

Poll: Is Limiting a CEO’s Pay Based on Net Worth Fair?

I came across an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal about how more and more companies are taking into account a CEOs net worth and past earnings in order to justify reducing or limiting their compensation. I encourage you to read the article, which can be found in its entirety at Yahoo! Finance.
The article […]

Book Review: Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck - A Conversation About Income, Wealth, and the Steps in Between

If there is a book that highlights the importance of financial planning at any age, and makes it accessible to those who may not have many resources to plan with, this is it. Beyond Paycheck to Paycheck: A Conversation About Income, Wealth, and the Steps in Between was written by Michael Rubin of Total Candor. […]