Month: December 2017

Better Benchmarks for Financial Balance!  While every personal economy is different, key aspects of successful wealth management can be articulated with simple benchmarks which, if followed, give you a solid chance of surviving or thriving under most circumstances. Many of the personal finance metrics still in use today trace their origins to …

How would you pay $50,000 in medical bills, due over the next six months? Much of the planning in personal finance is focused on the future, like how much needs to be saved to retire, and how much of what’s saved can actually be spent. But the future has a slim chance of coming to