by Jay Beattey | Jan 23, 2014 | Articles, Millennials, Personal Finance
Full disclosure – I’m over 50 – so I have what some would consider a set of old fashioned values. I’m also the father of two recent college grads, and am concerned about the whole issue of youth underemployment, unemployment, and the inability of college...
by Jay Beattey | Jan 8, 2014 | Articles, Millennials, Personal Finance
As the father of 23 and 26 year olds – and supposed money & investing professional, the idea of when to start saving and how aggressively to save has taken center stage among my fatherly duties. Both of my kids (knock on wood) are out of college, gainfully...
by admin | Aug 28, 2013 | Articles, Millennials, Personal Finance, Retirement
$17,000,000,000,000 – is a big number. Yet that’s our national debt – and it’s growing by nearly 1 trillion each year. Every sale in every Walmart store for an entire year adds up to $469 billion – making it the largest company in the world. Yet...
by Jay Beattey | Jun 30, 2013 | Articles, Millennials, Personal Finance
Parents and grandparents often want to do something to help Junior build a college account and the 529 Plan can seem the natural choice. After all, how can you beat tax-deferred growth – and penalty-free access for college expenses? Not so fast. Here are five...