Robert Powell, who writes for The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch website, offers six tips for college grads on how to prepare for not just a normal life but a rich one after graduation. Bob opens with some humbling and humorous advice. Jason Gay, sportswriter extraordinaire for The Wall Street…
Kelly Greene of The Wall Street Journal wrote an entertaining piece on the money lessons to be found in the popular show, “Downton Abbey”. The show has drawn a lot of interest in the U.S. with 8.2 million viewers tuning in for the Feb. 17…
PR Newswire Press Release SAN FRANCISCO, CA, APRIL 1, 2013 John Wiley & Sons has just published the first-of-its-kind Financial Planning Competency Handbook. Elissa Buie, CFP® and Dr. Dave Yeske, CFP® of Yeske Buie contributed 30 chapters to the Handbook as members of a select team…
In his 2004 book, The Wisdom of Crowds, James Surowiecki explored the many situations in which the collective wisdom of a group will surpass that of its smartest individual members. Surowiecki opens with an example reported by statistician and polymath Sir Francis Galton in 1906. Galton…
April is Financial Literacy Month and the 23rd is National Teach Children to Save Day, which is a great time to review the Money Savvy Pig and/or the Cash Cache with your children or grandchildren! Let Cristin (cristin@yebu.com) know if you don’t already have a…
The Money Savvy Pig was cited as one of five gifts to encourage good financial education/management in an article in the WSJ’s Personal Finance section entitled, “Gifts for the Financially Inclined”. In the article, journalist Simon Constable talks about the story behind the Money Savvy Pig……
“Very few people know why they do what they do. Why does your organization exist? Why do you get up in the morning? And why should anyone care?” “As it turns out, all the great and inspiring leaders and organizations in the world whether it’s…
Since we’re spending so much time talking about “cliffs”, we thought we’d introduce you to our friend Carolyn McClanahan, MD/CFP, physician and financial planner. Carolyn, who writes for Forbes, has made herself an expert on all aspects of the Affordable Care Act and shares her…
Writing in the August 25 WSJ Weekend Edition, Ellen E. Schultz offers up a nice summary of the key elements of Medicare, the decisions participants must make, and ways of controlling costs. She notes the additional benefits available to Medicare participants as a consequence of…
Elissa participated in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s first Innovation Strategy meeting, held on Tuesday and Wednesday in Washington, D.C. This is her report on the proceedings. Thanks to all of you who shared your ideas and comments! Elissa’s Report The purpose of the CFPB…