First Time Home Buyers: 6 Tips Before Applying for a Home Loan
Buying your first home can be an overwhelming, stressful, and even frightening process. But it doesn’t have to be. If you prepare yourself properly, you can prepare...
Kentucky’s Common Goal: Financial Literacy for All
By Catherine Martinez
Photography by Jennie Paiva
During Treasurer Allison Ball’s first year in office, she had an eye-opening experience while speaking to a class of high school seniors....
Principles of Financial Planning Series: Estimating Your Income and Filling an Income Gap
By Samantha Compton
This month, we will complete our closer look at Financial Principle #5: Protect the Income, Grow the Rest. This is the final article in this...
Financial Advisors Spotlight: Dini Harris, Boise, ID
Editors Note: Smart Women Smart Money Magazine wants to highlight industry professionals who excel in their field. Our hope is to connect our readers with professionals who...
Summer FUN Without Losing Your Financial Focus
By Samantha Compton
I love Summer! Though I am not a fan of the heat and humidity that often comes along with it, there is still something about...
Ten Actions Steps During Financial Literacy Month
By Samantha Compton
April is Financial Literacy Month and was first recognized in the U.S. in April 2004. It was designed to bring greater awareness to the need...
Warning to New Home Buyers: Why Calculating Your Debt to Income Ratio is Important
By Derek Kreifels
Last month, the Mortgage Bankers Association released its quarterly report of delinquent mortgages. The MBA's survey defines a delinquency as any loan that the payment...
How Janelle Hanaburgh Paid Off $100K in Students Loans in 7 Years
By Catherine Martinez
One year ago, Janelle Hanaburgh gave herself a 30th-birthday present: she finished paying off more than $100,000 student loans in just seven years. “I feel...
Financial Advisor Spotlight: Byron Stevens, Indianapolis, IN
Editors Note: Smart Women Smart Money Magazine wants to highlight industry professionals who excel in their field. Our hope is to connect our readers with professionals who...
Principles of Financial Planning Series: A Guide for Making Investment Decisions
By Samantha Compton, SWSM Resident Financial Advisor
At times, those who know I am a Financial Advisor but may not yet be a client ask me to give...
