Everybody has heard the stories about big-name entertainers (Sting, Rihanna) or athletes (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Floyd Mayweather) being taken advantage of by their financial advisors.
Sting’s financial advisor went to jail for six years for stealing $1.6 million from him, and Abdul-Jabbar lost millions when his advisor used his money for...
At age 17, I signed up as a freelance editor on my first freelance platform. From my senior year of high school through most of graduate school, I enjoyed taking various copywriting and editing jobs on these platforms, but dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur. I started a digital-marketing…
Cryptocurrencies are supposed to make the U.S. dollar obsolete. But this year’s crypto trading craze means companies that help investors buy and sell digital currency have been raking those old-fashioned greenbacks in.
The total value of the cryptocurrency market more-than tripled in less than six months, and briefly surpassed $2.5 trillion in May, according…
As part of our work, we are often challenged to explain how business tools, including ESG performance measurement, relate to being purpose-led. In July 2020 we published a working paper to encourage debate and conversation, followed by a roundtable discussion in the autumn bringing together people from within large businesses, consultants…
Parenting not only takes a lot of effort but it can be expensive as well. We all know how much we do as moms. We take care of the kids, we cook, we clean, we educate and we run our houses. Feeding our children healthy meals, providing entertainment, and, especially...
When you own a home, the thought of a mortgage looming over your head for decades can be daunting for many people, so it’s natural to want to pay off your mortgage as soon as possible. Before you decide to use an inheritance, raise or your savings to pay off your mortgage (or even before you…
The number one thing you should get help with when starting a business is setting up financial systems, according to a recent QuickBooks survey of 965 seasoned small business owners. They recommend bringing in an expert to ensure your systems are set up correctly and efficiently from the start…