Smart financial planning tips to protect your real estate income

Your response to up-and-down economic cycles, grounded in solid financial planning, determines whether you survive or dominate, Certified Financial Planner Amanda Neely writes. Continue reading

5 money mistakes other agents made (so you don’t have to)

Financial planner Amanda Neely shares hard-learned lessons about building financial security in a commission-based career from her clients who are real estate professionals. Continue reading

The feast-or-famine trap: How to take control of your finances

Your commissions represent much more than a paycheck, financial planner Amanda Neely writes. They’re the fuel for your business, your personal financial stability and your future security. Continue reading

Tool Kit: Selling single during a market or economic downturn

In this Tool Kit, trainer Rachael Hite explores what it means to be single and a single parent trying to make things work via a commission-based income. Continue reading

‘This feeling is devastating:’ Celebs who lost their homes in LA wildfires

Dozens of high-profile celebrities have lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires since last week, including Mandy Moore, Anthony Hopkins, John Goodman, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and more. Continue reading

Your 2020 Personal Finance Calendar To-Do List

The start of a new year is when many of us ask ourselves what lies ahead personally, professionally and financially. We happily hang a colorful 2020 calendar, jot down birthdays, upcoming vacations, and other future events. My guess is, however, you do… Continue reading

Finally: A Push to Help Americans Save for Emergencies

For six years running, the Federal Reserve has found that roughly 40% of U.S. households would have difficulty coping with a $400 unexpected expense. A financial emergency would hit people 50 and older especially hard; AARP recently found that 51% of A… Continue reading

The ‘Sidecar’ Plan to Help Workers Save for Emergencies

(This article previously appeared on MarketWatch.com in its Best New Ideas in Money series.) While economists disagree over whether there’s a retirement-savings crisis in the U.S., one thing is clear: There’s an emergency-savings crisis. Getting more A… Continue reading