Recognizing Risk in Investing
Recognizing risk, understanding it’s value, and assessing your tolerance is a crucial part of developing an investment portfolio.
Key Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor
The key questions to ask your financial advisor may change depending on your life circumstances, but it’s still important to ask them.
What is a Financial Detox?
What is a financial detox, and is a detox different than a cleanse? What about a diet? A financial detox practice will provide the tools and insights to maintain financial well-being and overall saving goals.
Caring for Employee Financial Health
The Council for Disability Awareness is happy to announce the expansion of our blog to include topics of importance to employers. Our goal is to create a discussion with human resource and business leaders that covers all things related to the workplace and employee benefits. One topic we will highlight more frequently is employers’ expanding focus on employee financial health and wellness.
Social Media and Our Health
Who is using social media when it comes to health? A PricewaterhouseCoopers report on social media and health care indicates that 42 percent of individuals viewing health information on social media look at health-related consumer reviews.
What is Ethical Investing?
Ethical investing. Who, or what determines the ethics of an investment? And what does that even mean? We tackle that and more
What is Your Biggest Financial Stress?
Did you know 65 percent of Americans lose sleep over financial stress? More specifically, Americans lost sleep over the cost of healthcare more than any other financial stress. That’s a significant increase from the previous year. Here is why
Taking Time Off to Have a Baby
Pregnancy involves much anticipation, preparation and uncertainty. Expectant moms know they ought to eat well, but there are many aspects of pregnancy and preparation for life beyond that are not as clear. Everyone’s experience is unique, and, for most people, navigating what comes next—not only the changes a baby brings, but also immediate questions about leave and health benefits—can be an unfamiliar and complicated process.
Replacing Your Income During Maternity/Parental Leave
Maternity/parental leave rules vary widely by employer and by state. Talk to your human resources manager to find out what your resources are at both an employer and state level.
Receiving Unemployment Benefits is a State Lottery
More than two million Americans are currently receiving unemployment benefits. These benefits are aimed at helping people who are currently looking for work. There is no national standard, the extent of unemployment benefits are determined by each state.