What Is Adjusted Gross Income?
What is adjusted gross income? You’ve heard the term, of course. Perhaps your accountant mentions it in passing whenever you...
What Is Disposable Income?
The term “disposable income” is something of a misnomer. It sounds like fun money, but it’s quite the opposite. Also...
Avoid the Financial Freshman Fifteen
Quicken, maker of the best-selling personal finance software in the US, recently surveyed over 1,000 college students and parents to...
How Eric Dunn, Quicken CEO, Uses Quicken for Investing
Eric Dunn, CEO of Quicken, uses Quicken for Windows on a daily basis. In this blog post, Eric shares how he personally...
Should Your Children be Trust Fund Kids?
A trust fund can help preserve your wealth for future generations, but is it the right choice for your family?...
6 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Retirement
Is it possible to predict a recession? The short answer is: not really. The Great Recession of 2008, for example,...
Creating a College Budget Template for Your New Grad
If you have a child heading to school this fall, chances are the task of creating a college budget isn’t...
Socially Responsible Investing: 3 Things to Know
In today’s investing world, socially responsible (SRI) seems to be everywhere. While the modern practice of values-based investing dates back...
How to Get Your Kids off of the Bank of Mom and Dad
Many adults today are still financially dependent on their parents. We've got tips to help you cut the purse strings...