Stephanie Taylor Christensen has 20+ years of experience as a content marketer, writer and editor specializing in financial services, fintech, small business, career and health/wellness content.
Could Your Business Benefit From Investing In Employee Financial Wellness?
A workplace benefits package that offers employees access to health, life, and disability insurance and a retirement savings plan can help support financial stability to some extent, but it doesn't address the other parts of employees' financial lives that may consume a considerable amount of their mental focus, energy, and time.
According to PwC's 2017 Employee Financial Wellness Survey, 46 percent of employees who reported themselves as being distracted by finances spent at least three hour...
7 Things All Adults Should Know About Their Finances (Regardless of Whether They Pay the Bills)
Whether you're the designated chief financial officer of your household finances, the spouse tasked with paying the monthly bills, or the partner who makes sure your family will be retirement-ready, there are some aspects of your financial life you can't afford not to know – even if you've entrusted a personal financial planner to handle most of your money matters.
When it comes to determining how to become financially stable, here are seven aspects of managing finances you should always have...
Not Feeling Retirement Ready? 6 Painless Ways to Beef Up Your Account
When asked to share financial regrets, respondents to Bankrate's 2019 Financial Security Index survey (opens in a new tab) named “not saving early enough for retirement” as their biggest one.
The goal of saving enough money to fund several decades of your life can feel like a daunting (and perhaps impossible) task in the best of circumstances. If you're among the millions of workers whose income and job security was impacted by the global pandemic, that feat may now seem insurmountable. Thoug...
Tips for Small Business in Times of Inflation and Rising Interest Rates
Inflation and interest rate hikes can have a major impact on your small business. Read these tips for protecting your business finances in a challenging economic environment.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased rates a quarter/point from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent in March—the first time since 2018—and is expected to raise short-term rates more this year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is also causing tremendous human and economic hardship, worsening upward pressure on inflation i...
A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Inflation
Inflation remains a key concern for small businesses moving forward in 2022. Discover tips and best practices for managing inflation and limiting its impact on your company.
If it seems like your money doesn’t go quite as far as it used to when you buy groceries, fill up your gas tank, or dine out, it’s not your imagination; it’s inflation. While the Federal Reserve has managed to keep inflation mostly at bay since the early 1980s, the Wall Street Journal reports that inflation in the United ...
What's Your FIRE Style?
In This Article:
We'll discuss which of these 5 FIRE styles could help you gain financial independence:
FIRE Style #1: Lean
FIRE Style #2: Fat
FIRE Style #3: Barista
FIRE Style #4: Coast
FIRE Style #5: Slow FI
The Financial Independence, Retire Early (otherwise known as FIRE) movement has been known in personal finance circles since the early 2000s, and was covered in niche blogs like Financial Samurai1 and Early Retirement Extreme2 beginning in 2007.
In its simplest form, FIRE prioritizes sa...
The Global Payments Report
Wrote all copy for the Global Payments Report website
Key insights in payments industry for Global Payments Report
Concepted, interviewed thought leaders and wrote all insights for 2022 Global Payments Report.
Global Payments Report Introduction
Concepted and wrote introduction for annual global payments report.
Tips for Small Business in Times of Inflation and Rising Interest Rates
Inflation and interest rate hikes can have a major impact on your small business. Read these tips for protecting your business finances in a challenging economic environment.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) increased rates a quarter/point from 0.25 percent to 0.5 percent in March—the first time since 2018—and is expected to raise short-term rates more this year. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is also causing tremendous human and economic hardship, worsening upward pressure on inflation i...
A Small Business Owner’s Guide to Inflation
Inflation remains a key concern for small businesses moving forward in 2022. Discover tips and best practices for managing inflation and limiting its impact on your company.
If it seems like your money doesn’t go quite as far as it used to when you buy groceries, fill up your gas tank, or dine out, it’s not your imagination; it’s inflation. While the Federal Reserve has managed to keep inflation mostly at bay since the early 1980s, the Wall Street Journal reports that inflation in the United ...
The Emerging Payment Technologies Your Cards Must Accomodate
Cardholder expectations for how they use their card have changed. These are the emerging payment types your cardholders want to use now.
How Buy Now, Pay Later is Changing the Credit Market
As Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) offerings are changing cardholder expectations for payment flexibility, card issuers need new strategies to compete.