Money and how we feel about it permeates every relationship in life—every personal interaction: friendship, courtship, marriage, divorce. Read the rest of this entry »
Romance and Finance Make Strange Bed-fellows: Discover Your Compatibility Quotient
February 13th, 2012 by editorHow Are You Planning to Approach 2012? Are You a “Resolver” or Do You Have An Alternate Plan?
January 17th, 2012 by editorAs 2012 unfolds, are you spending your time to achieve your well-planned goals and resolutions, or are you hanging back waiting to allocate your time, energy and talents to face what 2012 and your current circumstances have in store for you at the time? Read the rest of this entry »
Holiday Gifts of Sentiments Keep Giving
December 20th, 2011 by editorHolidays so often fall short of giving us what we all seek most– a connection to what made us feel connected and a special part of our family and friends. Read the rest of this entry »
Give Gifts of Joy This Holiday Season
December 7th, 2011 by editorT”is the season to be jolly,
Spend your money but don’t be sorry,
Buy a gift for the ones you adore,
But don’t get stuck with what you can’t afford,
For it’s not the amount of money you spend,
It’s always the thought that counts in the end!
Remembering Black Monday: Money Magic on Wall Street
October 19th, 2011 by editorEveryone would like to believe in a money benefactor—someone or something—to bestow financial security and freedom. This has been especially true for the generations of Americans who have never lived through tough economic times like the Great Depression. For those generations of Americans, the stock market was a great benefactor—a source of money magic—until the stock market crash of October 1987.
On October 19, 1987 (24 years ago today), known as Black Monday on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average plummeted 508 points, an amazing drop of 22.6 percent. Approximately $500 billion in paper value was lost. Even though only 20 percent of Americans invested in the stock market at that time, the crash had a rippling effect that impacted on everything from consumer spending to pension plans.
