Encore Careers: Becoming Your Own Boss

 Presented by Sara Frank-Hepfer, CFP®, AAMS®

 
When we think of today’s entrepreneurs, young technology developers like Mark Zuckerberg, creator of Facebook, or Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of Google, often come to mind. But while fresh-faced tech innovators may dominate the headlines, another crop of businesspeople is proving that it’s never too late to forge an entrepreneurial path. 

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Jill on Money: The tricky business of getting Americans to save more

  By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
There is some much-needed good news for retirement savers: As investing fees hurtle toward zero, employers are seeing the benefit of ditching expensive funds from 401(k) plans and replacing them with cheaper index funds. The result has been a boon for retirement savers. Why are fees so important? Like termites that eat away at your foundation, higher investment costs can erode your potential savings by tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars over your lifetime. 

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Interpersonal Edge: Make fear a friend, not a foe

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. My company is facing significant challenges in 2016. I am worried about my job, my industry and how we are going to solve numerous complicated problems to stay afloat. My worry is affecting my health, my family and my focus at work. What do you tell your clients about how to deal with their fears in the workplace?
 

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Amidst the Thrills, Keep it Safe on Carnival and Amusement Rides; Ride Responsibly

 

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 The more than 40 million people who will travel Michigan to enjoy carnival and amusement rides this season are urged to make safety a priority, especially with the kids

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Land the job, Increase your Finances

By Porsche Miles Grant

 
It may seem like common sense, but common sense is not so common. Therefore, it’s no shock that how you dress, what you say, and how you conduct yourself can either lead to an increase or a decrease in finances.

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Interpersonal Edge: Is an office war worth it?

 

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Content Agency
 
Q. There’s a power struggle/war going on in my office that could result in me greatly increasing my salary. I’ve been fighting this battle along with others on my team, but it is getting really ugly and personal at this point. I’m not sleeping well, worrying about it a lot, and the battle is consuming a lot of my time during the day. How do you determine the battles you fight and the battles you walk away from?
 

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Financial Decision Making

By Porsche Miles-Grant 
 
If you can believe it, you can achieve it, but achieving financial success is reliant on the financial decisions you make. There is no magical solution to increasing your finances besides making the right decisions. 

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Jill on Money: Career advice for new grads

  By Jill Schlesinger

Tribune Content Agency
 
I am often asked to offer career advice to recent college graduates, which makes me think back to the advice I received before starting my first post-collegiate job as a commodities trader: “Do your job and don’t screw up!” 

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