Financial Planning

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In Brief

Introduction to Financial Planning

Financial planning is the long-term process of wisely managing your finances so you can achieve your goals and dreams, while at the same time negotiating the financial barriers that inevitably arise in every stage of life. Financial planning isn't just for "some" people - financial planning is for everyone. You deserve to have the right financial advice to make the right decisions so you'll almost always land on your feet if life throws you a curve. Remember, the unexpected can happen at any time, whether you've hired a financial planner or not. Financial planning is a process, not a product.

Democrats seek agreement, vote on health care

AP News 3 days ago

Pelosi says it won't be long before health care bill passes; Dems add student loans to package Under White House pressure to act swiftly, House and Senate Democratic leaders reached for agreement Friday on President Barack Obama's health care bill, sweetened suddenly ...

How China will drive silver to $250

Stockhouse 4 days ago

Individual investors can make an impact on its price Once upon a time, the Chinese government forbade ownership of all precious metals. But now, the ban has been lifted. In fact, China just introduced silver bars for investment. And now, state-run China ...

Democrats look to resurrect college aid plan

AP News 4 days ago

Health care plan could also help resurrect college aid plan Congressional Democrats want a stalled overhaul of college aid programs to get strapped onto a fast-track health care bill, giving both Obama administration priorities a better chance of passage. The student loan ...

Obama's proposed student loan overhaul gets boost

Reuters US Online Report Top News 4 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on Friday. Democratic congressional leaders agreed to fold Obama's student-loan proposal into a ...

Market rebounds, but workers have minimal savings

AP News 7 days ago

Workers struggle to save for retirement, more report they have nothing set aside Tom Taormina is 65 and has no retirement savings. The Virginia City, Nev., business consultant said it's not for lack of trying. He and his wife, Midge, have tried ...

CASH FLOW

AP News 9 days ago

Chart compares personal savings and corporate cash flow since Copyright 2010 AP News

January spending increases but income growth slows

AP News 15 days ago

Spending grows 0.5 pct in January while incomes lag, raising worries about economic recovery Personal spending jumped by a larger amount than expected in January but Americans' incomes barely budged as millions of Social Security recipients did not get their usual cost ...

Biden announces retirement savings safeguards

AP News 18 days ago

Biden announced new protections for retirement savings accounts The Obama administration on Friday proposed new regulations aimed at protecting workers' retirement savings from unethical financial advisers. The safeguards would protect workers from conflicts of interest on the part of advisers who manage ...

Biden unveils new rules on retirement savings

Reuters US Online Report Top News 18 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Joe Biden on Friday proposed new rules to help protect U.S. workers' retirement savings as part of a broader government effort to bolster the finances of middle class voters. With President Barack Obama's popularity ratings down in ...

Consumers Cautioned Against Resuming Bad Habits

consumeraffairs.com 22 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Don't be tempted to resume past spending patterns</div><div><p> After a year of scrimping and saving, in response to the Great Recession, some consumers may be ready to start spending again. But personal finance experts caution consumers to remember that debt is ...

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