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Women are Taking Control of Their Finances

I recently attended a seminar on women and money. The seminar, moderated by personal finance expert Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, discussed the findings of Prudential Financial’s 10th anniversary study on women and their financial behaviors. In the past, when it came to household finances, women often let their spouses or significant others take the lead. They traditionally had little, if any, say in the way money was handled. But times are changing. This recent Prudential study shows that women are taking the reins and stepping up to the plate.

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Using the Network

BE: You’ve been in a manufacturing role, moved into information systems, then finance. You were responsible for all pet care and snack foods factories in North America, held a corporate...

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Tougher Test For Bankruptcy

If you’ve been thinking about filing for bankruptcy, perhaps you should think again. The newly enacted Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 went into effect October 17,...

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Too much of a good thing?

Do self — improvement books really help to improve our lives? Not at all, according to Paul Pearsall, Ph.D., a clinical neuropsychologist. In his book, The Last Self — Help...

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Does Lower Unemployment Mean Higher Interest Rates?

“One of the objectives of raising interest rates is actually to put a hold on wage growth … to stop price inflation. I don’t think the economy is there yet, and a rate hike could slow it down and have negative repercussions,” says Elise Gould, a senior economist at the Economic Policy Institute.

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