He wasn’t supposed to live past age 2. Now he’s a 40-year-old financial planner: ‘Working in investments was all I ever wanted to do.’

Jonathan Greeson was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a type of muscular dystrophy. Doctors told his parents that he wouldn’t live past the age of 2. Today, Greeson is a 40-year-old financial planner…

Morgan Housel turned parking lessons into a finance book that’s sold 2M copies

There are some interesting quirks about one of the top-selling personal-finance books of the past five years. “The Psychology of Money” is about investing, but it doesn’t discuss asset allocation…

Here’s a simple way to help teach your kids complex financial lessons

When I was in my late teens, my mother gave me two worn blue passport-sized notebooks containing the details of my investment accounts on deposit. I had no idea what…

Five lessons you can learn from mistakes made by personal finance experts

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Weekend Reads: New Ideas for Retirement Planning and Financial Freedom

How to plan and enjoy life after your career Artwork by Mark Long The daily grind of work can take its toll, especially after decades. What if you had more…