My son is a high school senior. His sister is a high school junior. This year, each of them is taking a business class. My son is taking Principals of Investments this year. My daughter is taking Personal Financial Management this year. You would think that by the...
“Don’t stress, Dad.” I hear that from one or both of my teenagers once a day. Last August, Charles Schwab released a national survey of 1000 company 401(k) retirement plan participants. A partial list of the survey results is listed below. 89% of survey respondents...
When I was browsing the internet last weekend, I came across an article that described how high-end restaurants have automated their coffee production. This really surprised me. In 2012, a coffee aficionado conducted a coffee taste test. In the test group were some of...
I am the proud father of a local high school senior. Much of my time has been spent over the last few months on the college financial aid search process. I thought that some of my newly acquired college financial aid knowledge may be of interest to other Minnesota...
I have always been a big “to do” list guy. I have a business “to do” list and a personal list. I even have a list ready for the next time I spend time with my Dad. I enjoy making lists of all the tasks that I want to complete. I love the...
We all have Minnesota friends or relatives who are not good with numbers. You may even be willing to admit that you fall into that category as well. Most people laugh off their lack of mathematical ability and go on with their life. But when a handicap with numbers...
