WBIR: Wedding Season

It is wedding season! Along with marital bliss, get out your checkbook, just ask the Royal Family!   SO INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW, THE ROYAL WEDDING RIVETED THE WORLD, WHAT DID IT COST? The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cost an estimated $45….million. Security: $40+ million Wedding dress: $430,000 Wedding cake:…

mother's day index

WBIR: The Mother’s Day Index

Often balancing employment, kids, spouse, and maintaining a household, moms are exhausted! Each year Salary.com estimates the monetary value of being a mom.  Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain joined WBIR to explain the Mother’s Day Index 2018.   WHAT DOES SALARY.COM ESTIMATE AS A TYPICAL MOTHER’S EQUIVALENT WAGE? At least $112,962 based on a mom’s…

stock market lingo

WBIR: Stock Market Lingo

  When the stock market gyrates, especially those downturns in prices, millions of investors start watching the “ticker tape” – sometimes hour by hour. It is easy to get lost in the stock market lingo – here’s a quick glossary of terms.   LET’S START WITH TERMS LIKE “CORRECTION” AND “BEAR MARKET” – WHAT DO…