IS DELAYING LIFE’S MAJOR MILESTONES A GOOD THING (AS REPORTED BY STEFANIE O’CONNELL ON BLOG.PERSONALCAPITAL.COM)

There is a growing trend among today’s adults, especially the younger generation of workers we refer to often as Millennials, to put off life’s major milestones longer than their parents and other previous generations. People are leaving home to live on their own later, buying homes later, getting married and having children later in life… Read More

A NATION OF RENTERS (AS REPORTED BY MECHELE DICKERSON ON WWW.QZ.COM)

Home-ownership is lower than it has been in the last 20 years. That’s a big deal for a country that bases a large part of its economic success on the housing market. It means that more and more Americans must resort to renting instead of owning. And that’s having negative consequences that are finally getting the… Read More

THE RIGHT WAY TO HANDLE INHERITANCE (VIA KIRA BRECHT OF DAILYFINANCE.COM)

Sudden riches can have an interesting effect on people. For many, their basic instinct is to spend their newly acquired wealth on products and services for personal amusement. And while that might not be completely unreasonable, overlooking the process of financial planning, even with inheritance, is. Many of you might be thinking “how often does… Read More