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The Art is the Space Between

“Right now, and in every now-moment, you are either closing or opening. You are either stressfully waiting for something–more money, security, affection–or you are living from your deep heart, opening...

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How Much Money Will Make You Happy?

“To know that you have enough is to be rich.” –Lao Tzu How much money do you need to have every year to be happy?  Have you ever thought about it? If you’re like most of the women I work with, you’re...

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Why Aren’t More Women Working with a Financial Planner?

Only 20% of women investors have a financial planner, but 70% would like to work with one. 1 Say what?  I know what you may be thinking: Why is there still such a gap disconnect between the women who...

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What Negative Money Beliefs are Holding You Back?

I recently did a call for the SheBrand community (thanks, Liz!)where Liz and I talked all things women and money. One of the topics we talked about on the call was how women can uncover the negative...

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Yoga Does a Body and Financial Life Good

Earlier (last) year I wrote a post about some of my goals for 2012.  One of them was to practice yoga twice a week.  But after months of practicing only sporadically at my gym, I decided to get clear...

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How to Create the Right Mindset to Pay Off Your Debts–Once and For All

I am super excited to be part of the Debt Movement with fellow CFP® and financial blogger Jeff Rose.  For those of you who may not know Jeff, you must!  He is the founder of goodfinancialcents.com and...

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Do You Need a Prenup?

So you’ve found the love of your life and now you’re planning the wedding of your dreams.  Everything is blissful  with your future spouse and you can’t imagine life without this person, but in the...

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3 Ways to Allocate Your Tax Refund

Guess what’s coming up? That’s right: The 2012 income tax deadline. Wooohooo! If you haven’t already completed your 2012 tax return, make sure you schedule an appointment with your tax professional...

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How Much Business Revenue Do You Need?

I was recently meeting with a group of small business owners and entrepreneurs and I asked them how much revenue their business needed to produce in order for them to reach their business and personal...

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What’s Your Money Story?

Do you ever watch movies and then halfway through them think to yourself, “Man, this movie sucks”? Then you get mad because you’ve invested an hour of your time into something that you don’t even care...

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5 Roadblocks To Investing And How To Overcome Them

In today’s video I share 5 Roadblocks To Investing and How To Overcome Them Make sure to watch it all the way through so you can learn what roadblock may be holding you back from starting to invest...

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Want To Be A Millionaire?

In today’s video I share how much money you need to invest annually at age 25, 35 and 45 to have $1,000,000 by age 65. The opinions voiced in this material are for general information only and are not...

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What’s the Difference Between a Stock, Bond and Mutual Fund?

Did you watch last week’s video about how you can become a millionaire?  If you missed it, you can WATCH it here. Now that you know why you need to start investing, it’s now time to help you get super...

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How Do I Choose A Financial Planner?

Over the past two weeks, I’ve explained what financial planning is and the right time to hire a financial planner. Today I want to share how to actually choose a financial planner. A lot of people want...

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How Much Do Financial Planners Charge?

There is a lot of confusion about how financial planners actually charge for their services. While there are many ways to do this, there are three main ones that I want to share with you to help you...

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What Is Your Net Worth And How Can You Increase It?

 “Too many people spend money they haven’t earned, to buy things they don’t want, to impress people they don’t like.” –Will Rogers – I love this quote because it reminds me that being financially wise...

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3 Tax Strategies For The Self-Employed

I know taxes can be overwhelming and stressful, especially as a self-employed individual. In addition to managing your day-to-day finances, you’re now responsible for paying your fair share to Uncle...

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Why is disability insurance important?

Did you know that nearly 50% of all individuals age 35 or younger will be disabled for 90 days or longer prior to age 65?*And about 1 in 7 can expect to become disabled for five years or more? I know...

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5 easy ways to take control of your personal finances

Alright, we’re officially 15 days into the new year.  Every year, you are given a chance to start down a new path in your financial life.  A chance to change how you feel about your money and your...

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5 roadblocks to financial success

A lot of people I work with and talk to on a regular basis share their deepest money fears, anxieties and concerns with me.  Most of them come to me feeling alone on their financial journeys, and lost...

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