Financial plans can take many forms. Two common types are personal and family plans. Family financial planning and personal financial planning are both essential aspects of managing your finances, but ...

Building a financial plan is an essential step toward achieving financial stability and reaching your long-term goals. Whether you’re looking to save for retirement, buy a home or simply manage your ...

Money feels heaviest when it is a fog of bills, balances, and half-formed worries. A simple financial plan cuts through that ...

The problem: So many options overwhelm and overcomplicate personal financial plans. Many of us want to improve our finances, but that’s much easier said than done. The truth is, it’s hard to make ...

One of the reasons that managing our money can be so challenging is that most of the guidance offered is in a different language. It’s a language created by financial companies selling products, ...

I was meeting a dear friend for coffee one morning a few months ago. She had suggested a spot equidistant to our two houses, telling me that she used an online tool to ensure that neither of us had to ...

My wife, Mika, and I took a survey this week about our approach to money. The survey asked us to respond to a number of statements by noting on a continuum whether we agreed or disagreed, ranging from ...

Explore how financial advisors and financial planners differ.

When it comes to personal finance, automation can be a powerful tool – just ask the millions of folks who’ve been able to build a nest egg thanks to automatic retirement plan contributions, or those ...