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PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM THE “NOT YOU”
Life moves fast: summer vacation, new jobs, moves, back to school season around the corner—it can be easy to let your guard down when it...
3 WAYS TO JUMP START YOUR SAVINGS
You work hard. So, make it easy on yourself to save money. Work, bills, balancing family and friends: you probably have a lot going on....
7 WAYS THE WOODSTOCK GENERATION CAN TACKLE RISING HEALTHCARE COSTS IN RETIREMENT
A half century ago this month, 450,000 young fun-seeking 20-somethings gathered on the grassy hills of a Bethel, NY, dairy farm to share...
TO ALL FRAUDSTERS: MY PASSWORD IS PASSWORD
In an era of short attention spans and time crunches, we’re often told to “keep it simple.” When it comes to the passwords that protect...
PROTECTION AGAINST LOSS OF LIFE… AND THE MARKET
“If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.” Yogi Berra. Source: NLG As another exciting World Series finishes up, seems fitting to...
TWELVE TIPS TO SURVIVE “ADULTING”
“Adulting” is a new craze of lifestyle tips and hacks that have been splashed across all of the social media feeds. The term has spawned...
GO FORWARD, NOT BACKWARD WITH INDEXED UNIVERSAL LIFE
In October, we passed the 90th anniversary of “Black Tuesday,” the ruinous stock market crash of 1929. Source: NLG The financial industry...
NOT SOMETHING YOU WANT, BUT THERE IF NEEDED
Life insurance with “living benefits” can help in tough times. Source: NLG Ironically, this overview of life insurance benefits designed...
5 SIMPLE WELLNESS TIPS FOR A NEW YOU IN THE NEW YEAR
WELLNESS TIPS. Source: NLG #1 Sleep. (Yes, sleep!) Does this sound familiar? When live gets busy, sleep is often the first thing that we...
MY FAVORITE VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT
Valentine’s Day can be tricky. There can be a lot of expectations – on both sides, on celebrating the big day of Love. One of my most...
TEN TIPS FOR KEEPING YOURSELF SECURE WHEN WORKING REMOTELY
The Covid-19 crisis has created unprecedented challenges for businesses and employees across almost every industry. For many people, this...
LESSONS LEARNED: ON LIFE AND WORKING FROM HOME
After nearly 20 years of living and working in Manhattan, 9/11 happened. It was jolting and jarring and had a big impact on my life –...
REMOTE LEARNING: TAKING A STEP BACK FROM TECHNOLOGY
All across the country, parents and caregivers are taking on the gargantuan role of homeschool teacher. Likewise, teachers are adapting...
HOW I’M KEEPING MY MENTAL HEALTH IN CHECK DURING COVID-19
About four years ago, I started taking my mental health seriously. Mental illness and addiction run in my family, and I wanted to manage...
NOW’S THE TIME FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO WORK – AND THINK – LIKE DIGITAL MARKETERS
The world we know is changing on a daily basis. This is the reality of what life is like as the tidal wave of Covid-19, the novel...
UNDERSTANDING ANNUITY LINGO
“Does that make sense?” Raise your hand loud and proud if someone has ever said this to you and you answered “Yeah, of course,” when you...
KNOWING WHAT YOU KNOW
Springtime in Vermont is an exercise in frustration. The temperature can swing thirty degrees in what feels like thirty minutes. The many...
DOING WORK THAT MATTERS
Times like these reinforce how much relationships matter. The power of an understanding ear, reaching out to simply check-in on...
DRIVING WITHOUT A GPS
This is part of a series of posts from nominees for our LifeChanger of the Year educator recognition program. We meet scores of...
GRATITUDE SHIFTS YOUR ATTITUDE
There are many platitudes about gratitude. At first blush, gratitude can seem simply pollyanna or even spoof-worthy. It’s easy to write...
US National Debt Clock : Real Time
Charting America’s Debt: $31 Trillion and Counting. Failing to plan is planning to fail!
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