Put Your Financial Knowledge to the Test

April 28, 2014

Did you know that the entire month of April has been designated Financial Literacy Month? The month may be coming to an end soon but that doesn’t mean that the quest to improve our own financial knowledge should ever stop. As the financial world appears to get more and more complex, the concept of financial literacy becomes increasingly important when it comes to making decisions about money. Here are some assessments you can use to test your own financial literacy: Continue reading “Put Your Financial Knowledge to the Test”

A Second Chance

June 30, 2011

You might be wondering who I am and what happened to Bruce. Well, Financial Finesse originally had a contest to determine which planners would write for our blog. Bruce didn’t really want to write (if you’ve ever seen him speak you’d know that’s his natural domain) but submitted an entry anyway. I actually wanted to write…but too much. My blog samples were way too long. So yes, I lost to a guy who didn’t even want to win.

However, I decided to come back and try again (which obviously worked since you’re reading this). Why? For the same reason that I wrote too much the first time. You see, financial planning is more than a just career for me. It’s a life-long passion.

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GUEST BLOG POST: Q&A with Liz Davidson on the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy

June 16, 2011

Question: Your research is showing the gender gap in financial knowledge is still prominent. It seems there shouldn’t be a gender gap at all these days. Shouldn’t women and men be pretty equal in their financial knowledge and overall financial security?

Liz Davidson: Well, yes, you’d think so. But there are several issues at play here: Continue reading “GUEST BLOG POST: Q&A with Liz Davidson on the Gender Gap in Financial Literacy”

Why Financial Knowledge Isn’t Enough

February 11, 2011

Last week I talked about how there is an enormous volume of financial knowledge available to anyone willing to look for it.  Heck, you don’t even have to look, it’ll find you if you let it.  But even with the mountains of knowledge out there about how to become financially independent, there are countless people under financial stress who are considering bankruptcy, facing foreclosure or eviction, or who are a missed paycheck away from disaster.  How do we turn this knowledge into action? Continue reading “Why Financial Knowledge Isn’t Enough”