You wanted to make the best financial moves possible this year. You started out great, but after a while, your time and attention got diverted elsewhere and you didn’t pay as much attention to your financial planning as you wanted. Don’t get discouraged.

It’s never easy when a loved one dies. Not only are you grieving, but there are painful life decisions to be made, and legal, financial and personal paperwork to be processed. It can be hard to know what requires immediate attention, versus what you’re better off postponing.

As distasteful as the idea may be, child identity theft is a serious and growing concern. But fortunately, a few basic steps can go a long way toward protecting your child from identity theft.

What are we talking about? It’s the risks your family faces if only one of you is the sole “boss” of the household finances. Most families have a household CFO, but what if the non-CFO partner is unexpectedly left in charge?

Have you been putting off having “that talk” with your parents – the one when they share some of their personal financial information with you? A few, relatively basic conversations and simple steps today can prevent all sorts of unnecessary angst and anxiety in the future.

After getting over the shock that my 10-year-old had compiled his bucket list before I’d even started mine, I read through it. It made me realize: You’re never too young (or old) to have a bucket list