With the current economic situation, financial educators are in high demand. Those that are qualified to begin teaching financial literacy will be a big help to those that need to pick up money management skills.For those interested in teaching financial literacy there are many ways you can become involved. Right now there are many opportunities for you to begin to share a practical financial education with those that need this training. There are volunteer opportunities that will give you instruction on how you can providing others a practical financial education and teaching money management skills through a variety of nonprofit organizations or create your own financial education business.The demand for those skilled in teaching financial education courses has never been higher. You can begin to give .. more

In my daily research of small business news I often come across business ideas that offer an opportunity to get in on a trend while it's hot. Cleaning and repairing foreclosed properties might just be one of those opportunities.   With many areas of the country suffering from high rates of both residential and commercial mortgage defaults, large numbers of people are presently being forced to vacate their repossessed homes and properties.   Unfortunately for the banks, when people walk out of a repossessed home or other property they often leave it cluttered with merchandise they leave behind or in some cases even vandalized. That leaves the banks or other lenders with a need to have the properties cleaned or repaired and an opportunity for savvy entrepreneurs to supply the .. more

No matter what stage of career you've reached, or even if you've retired, there's a number of key questions that you should be able to answer to give yourself the confidence that you've addressed all the important areas of your financial planning.So, today, I'm going to run through the key areas that we run through with each client to take a 'barometer' of their financial planning health.Let's get started.So, have you...?1. Really thought about what you want for the rest of your life?The dreaded 'setting goals' part...You've already done this for your career and no doubt in other parts of your life as well. So, now's a good time to take stock and think about how you want your life to look from now on. It .. more