Category: Family and Financial Education

  • What’s the Best Way to Teach Financial Skills to Children?

    What’s the Best Way to Teach Financial Skills to Children?

    Some parents would rather speak to their children about practically anything other than money. But such reluctance carries a high price. While there are many legitimate ways to discuss finances…

  • HFM Takes You Back To School

    HFM Takes You Back To School

    Do you like the word BUDGET any more than the word DIET?  We don’t tend to see learning about them as the path to something even better than short-term, short-lived immediate gratification.  With…

  • Congratulations, Graduates! What Are Your Next Steps, Financially?

    Congratulations, Graduates! What Are Your Next Steps, Financially?

    What do recent graduates (and their parents) need to start thinking about? With everything changing so quickly it is hard to get arms around the best decisions for you and…

  • Aging Parents & Money

    Aging Parents & Money

    As we age it becomes harder and harder to lose parts of our independence. Check out these 5 key pointers for you, your children or your parents to ease the…

  • Are You Using All The Help Available To You?

    Are You Using All The Help Available To You?

    Do you keep your paid financial advisor up to speed on impending developments or decisions in your life? A quick email can do a lot. Do you keep an open mind and…

  • MIT AGELAB

    MIT AGELAB

    Thought provoking work on aging is being done at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Check out some of the work the AGELAB is doing below! HFM can help you explore planning…

  • 529 Plans and Financial Aid

    529 Plans and Financial Aid

    Will your 529 plan savings hurt financial aid eligibility? If you’re using a 529 plan to save for college, you may be worried about hurting your child’s eligibility for financial…