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.

As a smart investor, you want to maximize opportunities to grow your wealth and to take advantage of every financial tool available to make that happen. You also want to give back to your community through charitable giving. So how can you accomplish both?

Rather than trying to react to market mood swings by switching up your investments, here are 16 actions you can take instead to be ready for a recession. Each is within your control, and any of them can add real value to your financial well-being.

As an attorney, you’re constantly counseling clients on how to manage the never-ending curve balls that come their way. This leaves you precious little time to protect yourself in similar vein.

If you’re a high-achieving professional thinking of retirement, you’ve probably spent the last several decades diligently stashing away dollars for the day you finally get to exchange your briefcase for a beach towel. But how retirement-ready are you, really?

Most people want to maintain their current standard of living after they retire. That’s why they are saving and investing; to support their future spending. This video shows how focusing on how much wealth to accumulate, you should think about how much income your portfolio can support.