We all know that wealthy people can and do give more money to charity than the rest of us, but MacKenzie Scott – the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos – is rewriting the rules about big dollar giving. Here’s what she just did that made the charitable world sit up and take notice. […]
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8 Great Financial Gifts For Kids
Thinking of a gift with lasting impact and value? Check out this article in U.S. News & World Report on 8 great financial gifts for kids, with tips from my talented Mercer Advisors colleagues Jennifer Baick, located in our Bellevue, Washington office, and Laura Cuber, based in Schaumberg, Illinois. These gifts can help your kids, […]
Holiday Giving: The Gift Of Education for Hanukkah
For many people, the holidays are all about giving. So we were thrilled when one of our clients called last week to ask us to help her make special gifts from her account to her five grandchildren’s college 529 accounts for Hanukkah. You probably know that parents or grandparents can gift up to $15,000 per […]
Women Still Lack Money Confidence, And It Costs Them
A new research study shows that the gender gap is as wide as ever when it comes to key measures of investment knowledge and confidence. Men investors tend to score higher than women when it comes to investment knowledge. They also tend to be more comfortable making investment decisions and taking advantage of investment opportunities. […]
Women: Being Humble On The Job May Cost You That Next Promotion
Women are finding that humility on the job front may be costing them big promotions. The Harvard Business Review uncovered a large gender gap in self-promotion, or how you rate your own performance — with men rating themselves 33% higher than equally capable women. All participants in the study were given a test which was […]
4 Ways Women Can Stop COVID From Sidetracking Their Health, Wellness And Financial Plan
As a woman, I know how easy it is to put someone else’s needs ahead of my own. I think many women do it automatically when we have young kids at home, but it’s a pattern that often extends into the empty nest phase and even later years. There’s always an excuse. Maybe we’re too […]
Impact 100 Palm Beach County Kicks Off Grant Season for 2020-2021
Does your favorite nonprofit group sponsor worthy projects in southern Palm Beach County? Here’s a way you can help them do even more to support the community. Impact 100 Palm Beach County is kicking off its grant season for 2020-2021. Several local charities can qualify for funding to support even more high-impact, worthwhile projects in […]
It All Started With The Vote: One Hundred Years Of Progress For Women
August 2020 marks a very important anniversary for American women. One hundred years ago this month, American women won the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. It was a long and hard fight, starting in 1848 and continuing through the Civil War, World War I, and culminating only in 1920 as […]
It’s Not Your Imagination. Pandemic Work Days ARE Getting Longer
Many of us are fortunate enough to be able to continue working remotely during the COVID-19 crisis, far away from the potential perils of the daily commute on public transit or sharing a workplace with others. But there is a downside to working from home. If it feels like the workday is getting longer, it’s […]
Quote Of The Week: The Coming Childcare Crisis
“There are upward of 45 million working parents with children under 18, and most of them are in jobs that can’t be done from home. Without in-person school, many parents will be forced to choose between working and supervising and caring for their children. Many will choose the latter.” Justin Lahart, “Beware of Complacency on […]
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About Mari Adam, CFP®
Mari Adam, Certified Financial Planner™ and President of Adam Financial Associates Inc, has been helping individuals and families chart their financial futures for twenty five years. Mari has appeared in publications such as Business Week, CBS MarketWatch, Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger’s, Newsweek, and Money Magazine.
