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Women in Charge: How Education Empowers Us

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Why Market Prediction Is Harder than You Think

Imagine The Wall Street Journal ran a contest for its subscribers in which each subscriber viewed 100 photos of various men and women. To participate in the contest, each subscriber must pick the six most attractive people. The subscriber that choses the photos voted for most often will win $1 Read more…

How I Spent $50 to Save $2,000

I’m sure you’ve noticed there’s a common formula behind most “easy ways to save money” articles. It goes something like this: Read more…

So Your Employer Provides a Retirement Plan … Now What?

Whether you just got a new job (congrats!) or you have been working for your company for a couple years, you need to be aware of certain details around your retirement plan. I regularly work with employees enrolled in the plans we advise. Here are the key takeaways I want all employees and plan Read more…

The Important Benefits of Fiduciary Financial Planners

You probably know what you are looking for in a financial planner: Someone who is honest, hard-working, ethical, and will always act in your best interests. In fact, you'd expect that to always be the case with financial planners...right? Read more…

Monsanto Employees, Here’s What to Do with Your Bayer Merger Payout

In the midst of any merger, it can be hard to see past the near term. Changes to organizational structure, culture, and roles and responsibilities are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Read more…

Do You Have a Bad 401(k) Plan?

When I first meet a potential client, I’m always disheartened to see the poor retirement plans offered by employers. Read more…

These Women Are Changing St. Louis for the Better

First and foremost, thank you! Thank you to the amazing women who attended our Women Who Inspire Us event. And thank you to the speakers who indeed inspired the entire room. We are so excited to be able to connect women such as yourselves and help foster relationships within our community. Read more…

The 3 Best Uses for Your Tax Refund

According to the IRS, U.S. taxpayers received $264.5 billion in total refunds in 2016. That makes the average refund total about $2,993. Read more…