If you care about keeping hundreds or even thousands of extra dollars in your pocket by securing a lower interest rate on a loan or a credit card, if you want the ability to borrow money when the need arises,…

Much has changed for same-sex couples since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that states must legally recognize same-sex marriage. By giving same-sex couples equality with heterosexual couples in the eyes of the law, the decision afforded them access…

If you’re someone who wants a say in how your financial, business and household affairs are managed, and who manages them, should you yourself be unable to do so, if you want to dictate how certain decisions about your health…

Who needs a will? “Well, any adult who might die [does],” says FPA member and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professional Leon C. LaBrecque of Sequoia Financial Group in Troy, Mich. “I know that sounds tongue-in-cheek, but…the stark facts are, almost…

So you’re shopping for a financial adviser? When it comes time to sit down with a financial professional for an initial meeting, first impressions can go a long way toward determining whether that meeting ultimately will lead to a more…

In a perfect world, gender distinctions would have little or no bearing on a person’s financial life. There would be no major discrepancy between the earning power of men and women, and as a result, women could go about the…

College can be expensive. And as anyone who has contemplated funding a child’s college education likely is well aware, it’s not getting any cheaper. Which is why it’s critical to consider taking advantage of any and all programs that make…

As important as maintaining a reserve of readily accessible cash is to protect against life’s big what-if’s, the idea of setting aside money for something that may never come to pass isn’t exactly appealing, particularly if it means parking that…

A major earthquake in Alaska. Devastating wildfires in California. It was a busy final few months of 2018 for natural disasters in the United States, punctuating another year of costly losses of life and property, and providing Americans with a…

With technology touching virtually every aspect of our lives, it can be easy to lose sight of the critical role that person-to-person relationships and human expertise continue to play in certain key areas — and in our financial lives in…