Updated December 6, 2016…because a lot has changed in financial education resources and updates since I first posted this in 2010… My very favorite investing story is that of my dad buying municipal bonds yielding 15 to 25% at 50 cents on the dollar back in the early 1980’s. Can you even imagine earning that […]
Does Anyone Else Procrastinate?
One of the most challenging aspects for women and investing is time. I have decided the only hope for me to complete the tasks that need my attention, including those around money management, is to get them on my calendar. Last summer I saw that an amazing exhibit was coming to Austin’s Blanton Museum from […]
Barron’s Top 100 Women Financial Advisors
The weekend Barron’s highlighted the Top 100 Women Financial Advisors. As a woman investor, the first thought that popped into my mind is that there is no award for the Top 100 Male Financial Advisors. Can you imagine the outrage from women, including me, if there was? Is this fair? When Barron’s first came out […]
Record Levels and Hummingbirds
As part of my ongoing financial awareness routine, I was sitting happily on the patio this morning reading Barron’s, a weekly publication I have delivered to my home. On Saturday I wrote about trade offs, and again today I am having a pretty good trade off.
Barron’s Annual Online Broker Survey
I have written about this useful survey before, but I wanted to let everyone know that it is in this weekend’s Barron’s edition. If you use an online broker, this report provides excellent information that enables you to compare the service you are getting with other brokers.