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Mellody Hobson is President of Ariel investments, a Chicago-based money management firm that serves individual investors and retirement plans through its no-load mutual funds and separate…

Financial Freedom

I started dating when I was fifteen. I got married at thirty-two. That means that I spent over half of my life interacting with the opposite sex. I learned a lot. My dating history, coupled with my passion for personal finance coach and girl power has molded some strong beliefs about men and money. Must […]

Financial Freedom

We are nearing the end of tax season and if you weren’t procrastinating about getting your taxes done, you might have some extra cash on your hands. While many personal finance experts quip that receiving a tax return means that you were giving the government an interest-free loan, I don’t. Must Read: He Said/She Said: […]

Financial Freedom

Just for the record, your 20s is not a throwaway decade. While it is expected that you will make tons of mistakes when it comes to your finances, it is not expected that you will habitually make money mistakes all willy-nilly for a full ten years. So in order to get your financial priorities in […]

Financial Freedom

There is a saying in Ghana, “little by little, the chicken will drink water” meaning that every bit, no matter how small, will have an impact on your overall goal, especially when it is a financial one. When those “bits” are tiny deposits into an account, you will eventually have a hefty reserve if you […]

Financial Freedom

If you are living from paycheck to paycheck, you may find yourself coming up short for the monthly bills. Since charm, your degrees and your fabulousness won’t keep your gas, heat and lights on, you may have to resort to some extreme measures to make those ends meet. Here are five extreme ways to increase […]

Financial Freedom

When you decide to pull-up your big girl panties and take charge of your finances like a grown woman, you may begin to realize that everyone will not be happy with your new frugal lifestyle. Your shopaholic friends will become your new financial frenemies and say things to keep you chained to the door of […]

Financial Freedom

Did you know that the United States has the lowest amount of vacation days for employees than any other country?! Data from the World Tourism Organization (WTO) find that America ranks amongst the lowest in developed countries in the average annual amount of vacation time their citizens receive. Member-countries of the European Union (EU) like […]

On Tuesday, February 11, 2014, The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit nixed the Internal Revenue Service’s attempt to regulate commercial tax return preparers, thus upholding a district court decision from last year. As reported on Forbes.com, in an effort curtail tax preparer fraud, the IRS issued regulations in 2011 which […]

Tired of hearing about what not to do with your tax refund? Here’s a look at 5 smart and actually powerful things you can do with this year’s tax refund. They’ll not only help you get the financial house in order today, but they’ll help you keep on track for the long term! Must Read: […]

Last week the IRS issued a press release announcing that refunds totaling just over $917 million may be waiting for an estimated 984,400 taxpayers who didn’t file a federal income tax return in 2009. Take a moment and think back to 2009. For many Americans, the year represented mounds of uncertainty and record breaking highs […]