Looking to the Future – How to Plan for Your Long-Term Care Needs

How to Plan for Your Long-Term Care Needs

The following is a guest post by June Duncan, who is the co-creator of Rise Up for Caregivers, which offers support for family members and friends who have taken on the responsibility of caring for their loved ones, and the author of the upcoming book, The Complete Guide to Caregiving: A Daily Companion for New Senior Caregivers. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to Money Q&A, check out our guest posting guidelines. Long-term care is something we will all need, but few of us are really willing to think about. Considering what could go wrong with your health and what you intend to do about it seems like an exercise in negativity, but it is an essential part of … Read more

Estate Planning – Making Sure Your Loved Ones Are Financially Supported

You need to have a last will and testament

Every adult should have a will but the reality is that too many people still haven’t taken the time to make one. Maybe that’s because it seems a little too overwhelming or perhaps the thought of planning for the future once you’ve passed away is simply too difficult. Regardless of the reason behind it, dealing with the inevitable doesn’t have to be stressful or confusing. By planning for the future today, you’re relieving your loved ones of additional challenges they may face when you die by making your last wishes known to them, ahead of time. Taking care of matter such as this sooner rather than later will give you peace of mind. Your estate plan Your estate is essentially … Read more

The Anatomy of a Successful Angel Investor

Become a More Successful Angel Investor

The following is a guest post from Jeremy Larner, an angel investor who also runs JKLWorldwide.com, conducting procurement and investment strategies for wealthy clientele in the world of art. What does a successful angel investor look like? Is it a flamboyant millionaire flying around in private jets? Or is it a savvy investor that makes research based investments following a strategy that facilitates success? For angel investors, the latter is more likely to be true. Anyone with a large sum of money can be an angel investor. However, being a successful angel is something entirely different. There are accreditation requirements to meet and due diligence to be done. An aspiring angel needs to know the true anatomy of a successful investor in … Read more

The Core Myths of Private Equity Debunked

It’s a term that is seemingly branded about more and more and that in itself means that there are a lot of misconceptions doing the rounds about private equity. However, according to the financial risk management experts from JCRA group, private equity isn’t all that it is made out to be. As the title of today’s post might have already suggested, we will now mull over some of the main myths that surround private equity and debunk them once and for all. Myth #1 – Private equity involves giving up all control of a business This is something that may have once been true, but nowadays a lot of private equity firms are more than happy to take minority stakes … Read more

Top 5 Common Causes of Stress and How to Overcome Them

Money Conversation - Three Crucial Discussions Parents Need To Have

We all experience stresses in life. In fact, stress is necessary because it allows us to push ourselves a little bit further to achieve our dreams and become more successful in life. However, if we put too much stress on ourselves, it tends to become detrimental not only to our productivity but also to our health. Now, people have different thresholds in that not one person handles life’s stresses in the same way. Some people take stress seriously, while others do not know how to cope with it. How to Overcome the Common Causes of Stress If you’re one of those people who is struggling to keep stress from ruining your life, then you’ve come to the right article. For … Read more

How to Monetize Your Facebook Account with Money Making Posts

How to Make Money with Social Media

There are so many ways you can make money on the side online, it’s difficult the count them all. You can sell products or services, you can develop websites and monetize them, or you can simply telecommute for your side gig. If you’re a person who is well versed in writing and social media, you can even use Facebook to earn money. And if your writing is not that good, you can still use a custom writing service and profit off your social savviness. Why Choose Facebook? Facebook’s dominant position as the world’s most popular social network might be slowly eroding. But the giant still holds the number one place in well over a half of the countries in the … Read more