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I recently attended the 2019 New Jersey Coalition for Financial Education (NJCFE) Symposium. Below are some key take-aways about personal finance topics and financial education: ¨ Financial author Beth Kobliner recommended that parents have...
I recently attended the 2019 Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education Symposium. Below are some key take-aways about personal finance topics and financial education: ¨ FINRA has a useful online calculator to determine...
On Thanksgiving Day, people express gratitude for good things in their lives including family members, friends, financial security, and good health. It is also a great time to reflect on positive trends in the...
Earlier this week, I taught my Rutgers Personal Finance class about stocks, stock indexes, and index funds. You have probably heard the Dow Jones Industrial Average (a.k.a., “the Dow”) index reported during evening news...
This week, I taught my Rutgers students about investment frauds like Pyramid and Ponzi schemes. Each year, thousands of consumers lose billions of dollars to fraud. Con artists use chat rooms and social media to...
Last week, I attended the 2019 Jump$tart National Educator Conference which contained inspirational messages and personal finance updates for personal finance teachers. Below are six of my key take-aways. ¨ Personal Finance is Constantly...
President Calvin Coolidge once said “There is no independence quite so important as living within your means.” Unfortunately, debt problems often creep up on people gradually until they get to a point where it...
Last week, I attended the 2019 Financial Planning Association (FPA) conference which contained inspirational messages and personal finance updates for financial advisors. Below are six key take-aways for consumers: ¨ Prepare Yourself to Succeed-...
The FT reports today that Citi is planning to resuscitate its retail presence in Europe by opening flagship stores in the UK, France and Germany. Just as with the Norwegian Blue in the Monty...
Last week HSBC announced what was the first of what is expected to be a number of changes to the executive management of the Group following the announcement of Stuart Gulliver as the new CEO. As...
Four million customers of National Australia Bank in Australia were left without access to their money for over a week after a corrupt file took down the payments system. The incident arose on Wednesday night ...
Four hundred years after the Spanish Armada failed to invade Britain, the Spanish are now firmly in control of two of the largest banks in the UK. The announcement of the first two appointments...
As Barclays Capital announces that they will be laying off hundreds of staff, the government needs to take responsibility for this loss of jobs. By consistently calling for a reduction in bonuses the government...