Set It and Forget It: How to Automate Your Finances

Set It and Forget It: How to Automate Your Finances

Is it possible to “set it and forget it” with our personal finances?  Our time and attention are just as valuable as our money. When we can stop doing menial tasks like paying bills and balancing our checkbooks, we can spend our time and attention on other...
How to Set and Keep Your Financial Priorities

How to Set and Keep Your Financial Priorities

Because money plays such an important role in our lives, we must establish clear financial priorities.  While money won’t bring us happiness, a lack of money can most certainly bring stress and anxiety. It’s also really hard to think about the big picture and to...
A Practical User’s Guide to Qualified Accounts

A Practical User’s Guide to Qualified Accounts

Qualified accounts are the primary way we save for retirement but it wasn’t always that way. In 1875, the American Express Company developed the first private pension in the United States. Prior to that, the military and government had been providing pensions...
How Much Cash on Hand Should you Have?

How Much Cash on Hand Should you Have?

A rule of thumb for both businesses and individuals is to have at least three to six months’ worth of expenses in cash on hand.  For a CFO (Chief Financial Officer), cash can be as important as profit. Without cash, business operations won’t be able to...