Money Made Easy: Are You An Aggressive Investor?

Forget rules of thumb when it comes to determining your aggressiveness in investing, according to financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA. A reader submitted a Money Made Easy question to Danford asking if the rule of thumb of limiting your stock percentage to 110 less your age makes sense …

Money Made Easy: Teaching Your Kids Financial Responsibility

Divorced dads raising kids need to instill responsible financial behaviors in their children at a young age, according to financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA. As the father of three financially-independent daughters, Danford shares his real-life experiences along with some helpful financial advice as you attempt to teach your …

More Divorced Dads Using Interior Designers

Debra Worthington Worthington Interior Design Making a new happy home for newly divorced dads can be challenging, especially if you are raising your children while having joint custody. Starting over and creating a new home for your children may spark the need to hire an interior designer, a popular trend …

Avoiding The Post-Divorce Health Traps

By The Versatile Health Guys Divorce can be a devastating process, but you cannot allow it to hurt your health and wellness. Too many people deal with pain in negative ways, such as drinking too much or getting away from exercise routines. But even through all the pain and grief, …

Money Made Easy: Should You Buy Pet Insurance?

Pet insurance: a topic that would seem inane 20 years ago is now a booming industry with one million pets and counting covered by insurance. Revenue for U.S. pet insurance plans was more than $300 million in 2009 is predicted to reach $753 million by 2014, according to consumer research …

Money Made Easy: 5 Tips To Avoiding Financial Scams

It seems every day you read about a new financial scam bilking people out of their hard-earned money, but how can you ensure you are not caught up in one of these financial scams? Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, shares his five financial tips to avoiding financial scams …

DadsDivorce Live: Act Like A Man

Ken Solin is the author of “Act Like A Man” a book featuring guys who help each other identify, examine, and move beyond their dysfunctional behavior as partners, fathers, and friends. Solin has worked for 20 years with men to move them beyond the issues, including divorce, that limit their …

Money Made Easy: Protecting CDs In Trust Accounts

There is a lot of misunderstanding about trusts. Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, answers this question from a DadsDivorce.com reader about bank CDs and trust accounts: “How do I purchase bank CDs and make sure they are protected in my trust account? I purchased one already, thinking that …

What Backs Our Money In A Financial Crisis?

With much of the world experiencing a financial crisis, what has backed the money for all these years? Financial adviser Dan Danford explains what is backing our currency, the currency of other nations, and why it all doesn’t just fall apart when countries face perilous economic issues. Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, …

Money Made Easy: Does Debt Consolidation Hurt You?

Now is a great time to refinance and consolidate debt since interest rates are so law. But there are dangers involved. Financial adviser Dan Danford explains why many debtors seek the debt consolidation route in order to pay off several debts by taking on just one new – albeit large …