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Archive for April, 2009

12 Things Every Teenager Needs To Know About Money (And How To Teach Them)

This is a guest post from Grant Baldwin, the author of Reality Check, a book about helping students transition into the real world.  His new website, BrokePiggy.com, answers questions from teenagers about personal finance, savings, [...]

Financial Literacy Month Continues and Thoughts on Emergency Savings

In case you forgot, April is National Financial Literacy Month. For the entire month, bloggers and financial institutions alike are working together to help bring financial awareness to the masses. There’s never been a better time to learn more about finance given the current economic climate. Between dropping investments, the difficulty in getting loans, and [...]

Friday Finance Findings for April 10th

It’s amazing how time flies with a new child. It seems like just yesterday we were preparing to drive to the hospital and we’re now going on two weeks since she was born. Pretty amazing stuff.
One thing that is taking some getting used to is the new work schedule. It used to be that I [...]

Poll: Has the Market Bottomed Out Yet?

I don’t have to remind everyone how bad the stock market has been over the past year and a half, but the last month has brought some welcome relief. Most major markets have seen 20-25% gains in just a few short weeks making it one of the shortest and strongest rallies since the 1930s. While [...]