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An Age-Proof Plan

December 5, 2019 By Dina Isola

It was supposed to be a quiet and uneventful Christmas.  Our family had been through a rough couple of years with various family members having had serious health issues and we were still twitching from it all.  Just about the time we were getting for the year to change from old to new, the call came that my mother’s health had taken a bad turn  - and off to Florida I went with some of my siblings. We’d been in a similar situation with my father years before so we were better prepared this Read on...

Dragging out a College Degree is a Drag on Finances

October 10, 2019 By Dina Isola

Parents might focus on tuition and room and board prices and ignore another culprit that makes school more expensive: staying in college for longer than four years. It’s a common problem, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.  Just 41% of full-time students attending college for the first time earn their bachelors’ degrees in four years. Extra time at an institution is expensive.  For 2019-2020, the average costs for college tuition and fees are $10,116 (public, Read on...

Get into Giving

September 16, 2019 By Dina Isola

Exactly one year ago, I wrote a post, Hardwired to Help, which told about our front-row seat in the world of pediatric cancer.  My goal was two-fold: to raise awareness about pediatric cancers (September gold), but also to encourage others to find their cause, whatever that might be.  A happiness study I referenced in the post showed that helping others can have a positive effect on the body by lowering blood pressure.  So what holds people back from giving? According to a 2016 report by Read on...

Reflect, but Remember to Act

September 13, 2019 By Dina Isola

Crises of any kind usually require all of our attention at once. After the immediate emergency or threat passes and the brain stops pinging, reflection is possible; such was the case for me in the months following September 11, 2001. It had taken a while for the shock to wear off, but when it did, my perspective was irreparably altered and my sense of urgency was acute – for a time, anyway. On that fateful day, the World Trade Center was quite a distance from my midtown office.  I (along with Read on...

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Dina Isola

Since 2002, Dina Isola has worked closely with investors, hearing their concerns. Drawing on her experiences and challenges, Real$martica was born, which focuses on making personal finance issues relatable to women, children and families and educating investors to make informed decisions. A contributor to A Teachable Moment, she is a client relations specialist at Ritholtz Wealth Management. She also serves on Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Task Force.

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  • Reaching Your Financial Resolutions in 3 Easy Steps
  • When I Find Myself in Times of Trouble
  • Time to Think
  • A Good Lead
  • An Age-Proof Plan
  • Dragging out a College Degree is a Drag on Finances
  • Get into Giving
  • Reflect, but Remember to Act

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