How Domestic Violence Shelters Perpetuate The Gender Bias

Submitted by Anonymous The author of this article worked as a counselor in a domestic violence shelter in the Midwest for more than five years. There is an overload of subconscious perceptions in domestic violence shelters. Posters or pictures on the walls, quotes on the bulletin board, excessive use of …

Family Law: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

By Robert Ferrer Archivist and Principle Researcher, University of Illinois The Good The input of Social Science is beginning to be taken seriously by Family Law. This is important since law is inherently regressive. It relies on past case law to inform current rulings. The guiding principle of Family Law …

Money Made Easy: Safe Investments

The current economic climate is a great time for borrowers but a lousy time for savers, according to financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA. Because of the severe recession, the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates to the lowest rate in roughly 50 years. While this was done to …

Money Made Easy: When To Buy Long-Term Care Coverage

When should you start thinking about purchasing a long-term care coverage policy? That’s the question posed to financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, in this week’s episode of financial advice show Money Made Easy. Danford outlines the four things every man should consider when deciding to purchase long-term care …

Money Made Easy: Tips To Create Financial Success

Evidence suggests a person’s behavior has more effect on financial success than income, and no matter what your income level is most people wish they earned 10% more. Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, shares tips to create financial success and how to overcome the three money disorders that …

Asset Protection: Estate Planning Devices

Wills and trusts are two different types of estate planning devices that allow you to look into the future and determine how you can protect your children and your assets if something were to happen to you. Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, said many people use the terms …

Money Saving Tips For Divorced Dads

By Steve Unger Special to DadsDivorce.com How much does a divorce cost? That depends on many individual factors, but in any case, you’ll probably need to make some financial adjustments afterwards. That’s especially true for divorcing fathers. Most divorced dads have to pay for child support and often two sets …

Money Made Easy: Maximizing Your 401(k) And Retirement Plan Earnings

Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, spent 15 years advising employers how to invest their 401(k) and retirement plans. So Danford is uniquely qualified to answer this question from a Money Made Easy viewer about what to do when dissatisfied with your 401(k) funds: I want to shift my …

Money Made Easy: How Short-Term Loans Affect Credit Scores

This Money Made Easy episode addresses a viewer’s question about the impact a short-term loan could have on his credit score. Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, explains they ways in which these quick-fix loans affect credit scores and why the more reputable your lender is, the more likely …

DadsDivorce Live: Go Fatherhood, A Blog For Divorced Dads

Dave Taylor’s insightful and humorous posts on his blog GoFatherhood.com run the gamut from handling his teenage daughter’s dating to managing a household to long-distance parenting problems that frequently exist for divorced dads. Dave is a single dad to three who blogs about divorce, parenting, and being a single father …