If your 401(k) offers a Roth option, how do you know if you should contribute to it instead of the usual, pre-tax 401(k)?
The Curious Math of Roth 401(k)s: You Can Save More Than If You Use a Pre-Tax 401(k)
The Not-So-Obvious Benefits of Using a Financial Planner
What should I do with my stock options?
How much house should I buy?
How much should I be saving?
Is this idea crazy?
Pay Attention to Your Employee Benefits. They Can Be More Important Than Your Salary.
Even though you get paid well in the tech industry–in both dollars and company stock–there’s another part of your total compensation that you should probably pay more attention to: employee benefits.
Why should I hire a professional to manage my money?
Having a professional invest your money is not about beating the market. It’s about beating what you’d do on your own.
I have a mountain of cash. I know I should probably be doing something better with it. But what?
Do you have a goodly amount of money, but it’s all sitting in cash? Maybe you’ve gone so far as to put it into a high-yield online account, but still, it’s making at most 1.5% interest each year?
Pay Attention to Your Spending on Amazon (Video)
You can buy anything on Amazon. And they make it reeeeal easy to do so.
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You Just Received an Inheritance or Other Windfall. NOW What Should You Do?
Did you just receive a lot of money you weren’t quite expecting? Enough money to seriously change your life?Continue reading
I’m 30 (or 25, or 45). How Much Money Should I Have?
Aaaaaaggghhh! I would like to dope slap whoever originated the idea that every age has A Number.Continue reading
Choose Reasonable Investments by Following 3 Simple Rules
“Reasonable?” you say. “How about Great? Or even Good?”Continue reading
You’re Not Wasting Your Money on “Stuff.” But Is That Enough?
Do you know what you spend your money on? Are you happy with your spending priorities? Do you buy precious few “things” and spend most of your money on experiences (including food)? Continue reading
What Should I Do with My Bonus?
Do you get an annual or semi-annual bonus at your job? I always loved those… But what’s the best thing to do with the money?Continue reading
“A Uterus Is a Feature, Not a Bug” Has Advice for Your Finances, Too
Sarah Lacy’s A Uterus is a Feature, Not a Bug is an engrossing commentary on the professional challenges of being a woman, especially a mother, and especially in the tech industry.
She really got my attention with this one line:
Women getting run out of tech matters, because it’s where so much of the wealth creation and opportunity in the economy is right now.