Friday, 26 June 2015
Kathleen Longo shares useful topics to discuss with college-bound children in her blog titled: Crucial Conversations Before Your Child Heads to College.
Shared by The BAM Alliance, June 26, 2015
With my oldest daughter now graduated from high school, the summer has been busy with various celebrations, planning for freshman orientation and preparing long lists of supplies necessary for life in a college dorm room.
It has also presented an opportunity to talk with her about the family finances and set expectations for life beyond high school. Here are some key topics I’ve discussed with my daughter, and which may be useful in your own conversations with college-bound children:
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Friday, 31 July 2015
Kathleen Longo offers advice on how to capitalize on moments of personal connection this summer and discuss your estate plan in her blog titled: Summer Gatherings and Estate Planning Considerations.
Shared by The BAM Alliance, July 31, 2015
Summer is a great time to connect with friends and family. It presents so many wonderful opportunities to share a meal, attend family gatherings or simply relax with friends that sometimes it seems like the season can just fly right by. One idea to capitalize on these important moments of personal connection is to have a conversation about estate planning.
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Tuesday, 10 November 2015
Kathleen Longo shares her thoughts on a new course, Introduction to Personal Finance, offered to all freshman at Purdue University in the fall 2015 issue of Life 360 magazine from Purdue University. The class is designed to provide students with a solid foundation of basic financial knowledge and practical solutions to help them better manage their finances.
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Thursday, 10 December 2015
Kathleen Longo offers advice to blended families and money conversations in her blog titled: Blended Finances and Family Values
Shared by The BAM Alliance, December 10, 2015
A couple’s money conversations can be complex, as each individual brings to the relationship their unique family history surrounding money, values, financial resources and obligations. And financial conversations take on a whole new meaning when kids are involved, as parents wrestle with spending decisions on allowances, education funding and, eventually, inheritances.
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Friday, 18 December 2015
Kathleen Longo shares best practices to maximize your year-end charitable giving plans in her blog titled: Wrap Up Your Year-End Giving .
Shared by The BAM Alliance, December 18, 2015
Although the official start to the “Holiday Season” generally occurs on Thanksgiving weekend, the charitable component so often linked to this time of year is highlighted a few days later with #GivingTuesday, which fell on Dec. 1. If you don’t know already, #GivingTuesday, a relatively recent movement, was created in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation as a response to consumerism and commercialization. The event takes place each year on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving, providing a respite from Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and is designed to be a global day of giving through monetary donations, your time, goods and your voice.
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