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Personal Finance
Financial Planning to Meet Your Goals
Photo District News, February 2010

We asked some experienced financial planners to take a look at the
financial circumstances of three fictitious freelance photographers and
consider how they might save for the future. T
he advice is also handy
for others who work solo and have volatile incomes.
See p
art 1 here and part 2 here.
Mindy Charski
Freelance Writer and Editor
AARP Segunda Juventud logo
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.