Thinking About Becoming A Stay-at-Home Parent? 4 Financial Considerations Before Making the Transition

Thinking About Becoming A Stay-at-Home Parent? 4 Financial Considerations Before Making the Transition

Making the decision to transition from the workplace to becoming a stay-at-home caregiver can be a scary decision.  There are many pros and cons to consider with both choices.   Weighing and discussing these options with your spouse/ partner (while potentially difficult at times) will help you both to feel better supported by the other and more financially sound.  

Reviewing these four financial considerations before deciding to make the transition can help you lower stress, have a smooth transition into becoming a stay at home parent and will help you down the line should you decide to work or not.

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Investing for Small Business Owners:  3 Tips to a Better Portfolio

Investing for Small Business Owners:  3 Tips to a Better Portfolio

For many small business owners, their business is their biggest asset as well as the largest producer of their family’s income. Business owners are entrepreneurs and are generally more comfortable taking on risks. For these reasons, small business owners face unique challenges when considering and selecting investments for their portfolios, and it’s important to keep in mind some basic investment principals. Not doing so can cause business owners to take on too much risk unnecessarily and can endanger their business and their income.

Here are three tips that small business owners should use to guide their investing decisions:

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