There may be a surprising silver lining to the Covid-19 crisis for some small businesses.
Nearly 60% of small business owners said there has been at least one positive thing to emerge from managing through the coronavirus…
You hear money jargon everywhere — whether in conversation, online or blaring from the TV and radio.
Yet, how many of us know what terms such as APR, expense ratio and ETF actually mean?
Whether it’s an online bank offering a higher yield, cutting the cord on your cable or using modern ways that make budgeting easy, every dollar counts, especially if you’re living on a fixed income.
Millions of baby boomers also face the daunting challenge of having…
Of course, you want some return on your money, but yield is not the first consideration. You should be looking for a very safe place to put your money, with a high degree of liquidity and minimal investment expense, says Kent Grealish, a fee-only investment planner at Grealish Investment Counseling in San Mateo, California. The return on your investment might be a factor, but it’s lower on the list in the short term.
Every business owner wishes they could look into a crystal ball and see their future. Will that new product under development be a roaring success? Is an industry about to have an explosion of growth, taking your sales into the stratosphere with it? Is a major economic shock coming that will have ripple...
Startup business owners can be a lot of things -- an accountant, an attorney, a designer, a chef, a baker, or a skilled woodworker. What they usually aren’t is an experienced bookkeeper or accountant. But properly tracking your financial transactions is part of being a business owner, whether you’re a startup or an...
Before I got into accounting, I regularly made fun of my wife’s budgeting habits. Every month, she’d write down all her expenses from the month before in a little diary and calculate how much she’d spent on various credit cards and for utilities. Depending on how the month went, she’d allocate money for...