Popularity Paradox: Pros and Cons of Hot Stocks
Should you invest in “popular” stocks? New research suggests that popular stocks may underperform compared to less popular picks. Before you load up the...
Is Starbucks Really Putting You in the Poorhouse?
Whether you are a Tim Hortons fan or a Starbucks aficionada, Suze Orman, finance expert and best-selling author of Women and Money, has harsh words:...
Are You Frugal or a Miser?
Whether we’re saving for retirement, a home or to create a substantial nest egg, most of us are busy putting money away toward a...
Money SOS: Emergency Fund Basics
An emergency fund is the least sexy of all the financial planning topics. However, knowing that your financial obligations will be covered for a...
Neurology and Wellness
In today’s busy world with the competing pressures of work, family and social commitments, many of us complain about being stressed.
With all these stresses...
Hurray for Mediocrity! Why Aiming for Average is a Winning Strategy
If you haven’t watched the Netflix series “Dead to Me”, I recommend giving it a spin. It’s about the unlikely friendship between two women,...
Ms. Bezos Gives Big. Should You?
“A disproportionate amount of money to share,” is how Mackenzie Bezos describes her financial situation of some $37 billion in a letter to The...
Sailing into your “Work Optional” Life
“Embarking on a financial plan is like sailing around the world. The voyage won’t always go to plan, and there’ll be rough seas. But...
What an Angel! Women Investing in Women
I was in Sweden two years ago researching what women wanted from their bank. I heard a lot about things like ‘more proactive service’...