Quitters never win and winners never quit, the old saying tells us. That is true in so many parts of life, except for your career.

“I can’t afford to retire.” How many times have we heard that line? Too often to count, and generally for the same (good) reason. But in our business, you can expect the unusual, and we recently heard a classic.

Right before the election in November, I ran down a list of what my predictions were for each S&P sector based on either candidate winning the election. Here is how did vs. the actual outcome.

In January of this year, in news that surprised almost nobody, the CFPB, which is a part of the federal government, along with the Illinois and Washington attorneys general, sued Navient, the nation’s largest provider of student loan servicing.

In today’s media, assisted by politicians and others, the real meaning of many words is being lost. Separate words are often merged into a single usage, meant to obscure the difference (bend the truth).

Today I'm talking about BIG mistakes. The kind of mistakes that will actually affect the lifestyle you have in retirement, the way you pay for your kids college, or the price of the house you can buy.