Weekend Reading – Can You Help Me Prepare for a Presentation I’m Giving to College Students?

May 13, 2011

This Thursday, I’m speaking at Northwestern University to a group of college students. I have many ideas on what I would like to talk about but need help narrowing them down into a 30 minute presentation. If you were giving a talk to college students about financial planning, what would you emphasize? More specifically, if you could [...]

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Vintage Gen Y Wealth: 14 Dumb Mistakes That College Graduates Make

May 11, 2011

This post was originally published May 2010. But still has relevance, if not more, today. Welcome to the rest of your life. Working with recent graduates on planning their financial future, I’ve seen it all. Below is a list of the 14 common mistakes that college grads make. # 1 – Not Knowing Their After-Tax Income Your [...]

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Who is the Best Mutual Fund Company or Best Broker for Online Trading?

May 9, 2011

An overwhelming choice beginning investors face is deciding where to invest. The question I’ve been asked over and over is, “What’s the best mutual fund company or best broker for online trading? The quicker you decide where to invest, the quicker you can start investing. Which means, the longer you can take advantage of compound [...]

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Opportunities to Earn Miles

May 8, 2011

This is a new bi-weekly feature about travel hacking. The purpose is to keep you up to date on chances to earn frequent flyer miles. Since I read, The Frequent Flyer Master, which I highly recommend to anyone interested in the subject,  I’ve earned over 150,000 miles.  My goal is to accumulate enough to fly free to Peru in [...]

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Weekend Reading – Deleting Facebook Page, Mother’s Day, and Fixed RSS?

May 7, 2011

The Facebook Page for Gen Y Wealth has been shut down. With Gen Y Wealth, now being a Registered Investment Adviser, there are some laws on the use of social media.  Eventually, I will bring back up the page. However, for now it’s closed. Also, I believe I fixed the RSS problem. If you’re experience is [...]

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