If you are looking for a job, or have recently, it’s likely that you’ve utilized social media to search and apply for jobs. In addition to keeping in touch with friends, social media is a great way to sift through…
When you hear the term “lifeguard,” you probably conjure up one of two visions: 1. the not-quite-mature high school kids at your local swimming pool, or 2. the beach babes from “Baywatch.” The reality of a part-time lifeguard job is…
It’s a tough job market out there right now, but you don’t need me to tell you that. Finding work is especially challenging for young people who are just starting their careers, as well as for those who are older…
When you picture yourself in your golden years, are you sitting on a beach, hitting the golf course, or working behind a desk? For many people of retirement age, continuing to work makes perfect sense. However, this doesn’t mean that…
In generations past, the financial marketplace consisted of insurance agents who sold whole and term life insurance, stockbrokers who pitched individual stocks and bonds, accountants who prepared income tax returns and did corporate accounting, and bankers who offered customers security…
From the time that traders gathered under a buttonwood tree on Wall Street until the 1970s, stockbrokers were known primarily as salespersons who got rich by recommending stocks and bonds to wealthy speculators. And while many brokers still do this today,…
When I think of different ways to make my paycheck last longer, my mind typically contemplates the little ways to save money like canceling cable TV, going without my daily latte, or cutting coupons. But while it’s true that little…
Benefits make up a key element of any employee compensation package. As a result, employers must fully understand how they work in order to use them to best meet their employees’ needs. Certified Employee Benefits Specialists (CEBS) are thoroughly trained…
The Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation is the oldest financial credential in existence. The American College for Financial Planning in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania created it specifically for life insurance agents in 1927, and it’s been carried by insurance professionals ever since….
For decades, the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation was the premier financial and insurance planning credential sported by life insurance agents and financial planners who marketed their products and services to the public. Then, the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation…
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