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My Columns

Learn the real deal when it comes to today’s top financial news from a certified personal finance expert.

How to Make Money in Real Estate, Even If You’re Not in the Real Estate Business

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

When I founded a financial services company 24 years ago, I was focused on my core business — hiring the right people, navigating arcane regulations and recruiting clients.

A ‘Week-Day Hack’ That Makes It Look Like You Work Long Hours

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

As we approach the midpoint of 2017, one topic has consumed the entrepreneurial world this year: sleep.

Good News: Your Credit Score Might Just Get a Bump In the Right Direction

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

Being a successful entrepreneur can mean enduring insults from competitors and even lies from jealous peers. Once you climb to the top of your industry, though, this doesn’t bother you. When you’ve established a good reputation, those people can’t really hurt you.

3 Money Lessons From Pro Athletes Who Went Broke

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

More than a decade ago, I was drinking in a New Jersey bar with a fairly well-known Major League Baseball player. The bar is called the Stone Pony, and it’s a local legend in its Asbury Park neighborhood. Maybe that’s why the star athlete decided to buy it — right then and there.

How to be an Entrepreneur in 2030

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

It’s quaint to look back now and see how times have changed. What we really mean, though, is the technology has changed. It’s quaint to look back on stereo systems, after all.

Will Equifax Make Money From Its Massive Security Breach?

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

Ever since Equifax exposed the personal information of 145.5 million Americans, the news coverage and expert analysis have attempted to answer this question: Is the credit bureau unscrupulous or just inept?

Why Today’s Children Don’t Want to Grow Up and Start a Business

By: Howard S. Dvorkin | Source: Entrepreneur

We all want what’s best for our kids. Sadly, they don’t always know what’s best for themselves. Every parent faces this dilemma. Sometimes it’s inexperience, other times it’s just kids being kids and defying their parents’ wishes whether or not it makes sense.

Debt.com’s Latest Scholarship Winner Has A Healthy Approach to Saving For College

By: Howard Dvorkin

Katie Waples has five siblings, four parents, and big plans. The 17-year-old from Billings, Montana, wants to be a nurse — not just as a career, but as a calling. This is what she told Debt.com.

What Do Marriage Counselors And Financial Experts Have In Common?

By: Howard Dvorkin

Financial counselors deal with some of the same issues that marriage counselors and psychologists do. That’s because money permeates our emotions.

5 Financial Facts That Worry Me Right Now

By: Howard Dvorkin

From our physical health to how little college graduates expect to make during their lifetimes, this financial data concerns me with how many Americans don’t have financial freedom.

Recession 2018? Not This Year. But Soon Enough

By: Howard Dvorkin

There may not be a recession 2018. But my point is not to predict when the next recession hits, more to warn readers of what will cause it to happen, and how to avoid it.

Why I Don’t Like Financial Literacy Month

By: Howard Dvorkin

Financial freedom is possible to those who understand how money management works. The only problem is, most Americans are never taught. We have a month dedicated to financial literacy, why not a full year?