Personal Finance
Financial Planning to Meet Your Goals
Photo District News, February 2010
This story offers personal finance tips for a fictitious 30-something
freelance photographer, but the advice is also handy for others who
work solo and have volatile incomes. One example: Putting all your
savings into your retirement plans is a worthy but flawed strategy.
See the story here.
Mindy Charski
Freelance Writer and Editor
The Generous Giver’s Dilemma
AARP Segunda Juventud, August 2009
Even in today’s slumping economy, parents and grandparents can find
great financial gifts for kids. Among those explored in this article for
AARP's bilingual publication: stocks, savings bonds, mutual funds, and
contributions to 529 college savings plans.
See the English version of the story here and the Spanish version here.