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![There’s nothing like a soaring stock market to make a summer break more enjoyable. The S&P 500 index’s near 15 percent return for the first half of the year ranks as the 13th best start since 1950, according to Comerica Wealth Management.Before you break out the confetti, it’s notable that the entire universe of stocks did not rise […]](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jill_Schlesinger-1.jpg?w=94 "There’s nothing like a soaring stock market to make a summer break more enjoyable. The S&P 500 index’s near 15 percent return for the first half of the year ranks as the 13th best start since 1950, according to Comerica Wealth Management.Before you break out the confetti, it’s notable that the entire universe of stocks did not rise […]")
Jill On Money: Half time for stocks
There’s nothing like a soaring stock market to make a summer break more enjoyable. The S&P 500 index’s near 15 percent return for the first half of the year ranks as the...
![The stock market is up, the inflation rate is moving down, and everything is fine, right?Maybe, or maybe it’s summer, and you don’t want to deal with your financial life. Not so fast… just a little bit of focus might help save you or make you some money before the next Heat Dome descends.Here are […]](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Jill_Schlesinger.jpg?w=94 "The stock market is up, the inflation rate is moving down, and everything is fine, right?Maybe, or maybe it’s summer, and you don’t want to deal with your financial life. Not so fast… just a little bit of focus might help save you or make you some money before the next Heat Dome descends.Here are […]")
Jill On Money: Summer financial to-dos
The stock market is up, the inflation rate is moving down, and everything is fine, right?Maybe, or maybe it’s summer, and you don’t want to deal with your financial life....
![The spring housing season is almost over, and the results have been mixed.Both existing and new home sales dipped in April, though prices remain elevated. The median existing-home sales price was $407,600 in April, and $433,500 for a new house.Those numbers have jumped due to the pandemic-era frenzy for real estate. Four years ago, the median was $304,144 and […]](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jill_Schlesinger.jpg?w=94 "The spring housing season is almost over, and the results have been mixed.Both existing and new home sales dipped in April, though prices remain elevated. The median existing-home sales price was $407,600 in April, and $433,500 for a new house.Those numbers have jumped due to the pandemic-era frenzy for real estate. Four years ago, the median was $304,144 and […]")
Jill On Money: Green shoots for housing inventory
The spring housing season is almost over, and the results have been mixed.Both existing and new home sales dipped in April, though prices remain elevated. The median existing-home sales price was $407,600 in April,...
![The spring housing season is almost over, and the results have been mixed.Both existing and new home sales dipped in April, though prices remain elevated. The median existing-home sales price was $407,600 in April, and $433,500 for a new house.Those numbers have jumped due to the pandemic-era frenzy for real estate. Four years ago, the median was $304,144 and […]](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Jill_Schlesinger-1.jpg?w=94 "The spring housing season is almost over, and the results have been mixed.Both existing and new home sales dipped in April, though prices remain elevated. The median existing-home sales price was $407,600 in April, and $433,500 for a new house.Those numbers have jumped due to the pandemic-era frenzy for real estate. Four years ago, the median was $304,144 and […]")
Jill On Money: Green shoots for housing inventory
The spring housing season is almost over, and the results have been mixed.Both existing and new home sales dipped in April, though prices remain elevated. The median existing-home sales price was $407,600 in April,...
Jill On Money: Slow progress on inflation
The progress on inflation has been frustratingly slow this year.The most recent evidence was found in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which increased by 3.4% from a year ago in...
Jill On Money: Financial advice for college grads
Whether or not you owe money, you need to track where your money is going
Jill On Money: What’s your retirement number?
Regardless of how much money you earn or have saved, all financial planning starts at the same place: determining your monthly income needs in the future.
Jill On Money: Estate planning — A gift to you and your heirs
Over the past year, I have been helped settle one estate and have served as co-executor on another one. The process has caused me to rethink my usual approach to...
Ask Amy: 10 highly rated charities for end-of-year giving
All contributions count. So do non-monetary acts of kindness.
Butler: No right answer on how to react to economic events
Gary Larson, the cartoonist, used to drink eight cups of coffee in the morning and then go hang out at the San Diego Zoo for inspiration. Those of us trying...