Gender gaps usually don’t usually work in women’s favor. The pay gap. Representation at the executive level. Number of female founders. These all hurt women financially. Continue reading
A Gender Gap Women Can Get Behind
My company hit it big! What do I do with all this stock?
Some of the problems in the high tech industry are enviable problems to have. To wit: having a lot of company stock because your company made it big.Continue reading
Strategies for Maximizing College Financial Aid. Part 2.
Hopefully last week’s blog post helped you understand generally how financial aid works and when you should start doing what. This week, let’s dig into specific strategies and tactics you can use to maximize your child’s financial aid.Continue reading
Strategies for Maximizing College Financial Aid. Part 1.
And in this corner, striking terror, hope, and confusion in parents’ hearts for years: College financial aid!Continue reading
Moving from Big Money to Much Smaller Money.
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Expenses > Income for too longContinue reading
Help! My 401(k) is crappy.
I’d like to think that 401(k)s at high-tech companies would be inexpensive to administer, provide employee-friendly interfaces, and be full of broadly-diversified, low-cost funds. Continue reading
College Planning: When they’re not little any more
Most of what we hear about the cost of college is How High it is and How Early and How Much you’d better save if you want to send your kids. It’s as if the collective consciousness has forgotten that an equation always has two sides.
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To Buy, or Not to Buy. THAT is the question.
A friend accused me of “skirting the issue” in a previous blog post about homes in high-cost-of-living areas. Continue reading
College Planning… The Early Days. Part 3.
“529s, sure. State-tax deduction, okay. But really, How much should I save?”
College Planning… The Early Days. Part 2.
Last week’s blog talked about the various college savings vehicles you have to choose from. Today’s choice: Which 529 plan should you use?Continue reading