by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Personal Finance, Retirement Planning, Saving and Investing
Updated for 2020 Choosing your first investments can be overwhelming. There are so many options available, and it’s hard to figure out where to start…and the sheer number of choices can be crippling. To get instant diversification, low fees, and hundreds of...
by Michele Cagan | Feb 15, 2025 | Personal Finance, Saving and Investing
When you’re new to investing, it can be hard to figure out where to start. That’s where mutual funds come into play: They offer access to hundreds – even thousands – of stocks or bonds with a single share, making diversification affordable for anyone. Most of us can’t...
by Michele Cagan | Aug 14, 2024 | Personal Finance, Saving and Investing
This post was originally published on July 9th, 2018. It has recently been updated to better help you recession proof your portfolio. Recessions happen – they’re unavoidable. In fact, they’re a normal part of the economic cycle, just a fact of life. Unfortunately,...
by Michele Cagan | Aug 8, 2024 | Get Help When You Need It, Getting Divorced?, Making Ends Meet, Saving and Investing, Single Mom CPA
This post was originally published on August 2nd, 2017. It has recently been updated to add more information on how to create your own post-divorce money plan. Now that you’re in charge of the finances, it’s time to get things in order. Believe me, it’s actually...
by Michele Cagan | Dec 20, 2023 | Saving and Investing
A lot of my financial coaching clients have an issue in common: Anxiety keeps them from investing. And though it feels safer to not invest, it’s actually not. Investing wisely is the only way your money has a chance of keeping up with inflation. Why does that matter?...
by Michele Cagan | Nov 20, 2023 | Personal Finance, Saving and Investing
Should I have an emergency fund? How much should I put in my emergency fund? Is it bad to use my emergency fund? I get those questions a lot… and the answers are always yes and it depends times two. First, having any money in an emergency fund – I don’t love that...
