In today’s highly competitive real estate market, many buyers are finding that the only way to get the home of their dreams — and not come away as a disappointed runner-up — is to make a cash offer. Learn what’s behind the trend and how to decide if a cash offer is the right strategy for you.

On December 19, 2017, the House and Senate approved final passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1). The law provides $5.5 trillion in tax cuts with $4 trillion in offsetting tax increases. This leaves a net $1.5 trillion of unfunded tax cuts.

If you're the parent of a student looking at colleges or graduate schools, chances are you are all too familiar with the sticker shock of college tuition, room and board. According to College Board...

We sign our kids up for afterschool sports or orchestra or the drama club because they are good activities and teach important skills: persistence, discipline, making trade-offs. They can look back after the semester and see how far their hard work and consistent practice has gotten them. Yet we don’t approach their financial education the same way, if we approach it at all.

How prepared are your kids to tackle lifestage financial decisions, such as buying a first home? Most parents are concerned about setting a good financial example for their kids, but fewer than half actually talk about money at home.

You love where you live. But you've always had an idea of what your perfect dream home would be. So, what if you were on a leisurely Sunday drive next weekend and unexpectedly found that your dream home just went on the market? Would you be ready to snatch it up?