Startling Facts

Americans are spending $1.20

for every $1.00 they bring home. (www.remtech.biz/FactsAndStats.htm)

 

Today's 30-yr-olds could be the most indebted generation in modern history.

(Business Week, Nov. 14, 2005)

 

It costs the average American family over $200,000 to raise a child to 18.

(www.remtech.biz/FactsAndStats.htm)

 

Almost two-thirds of students have to borrow money to get through school; as many as one-fourth may be accumu-lating credit-card debt to help pay for tuition.

(Business Week, Nov. 14, 2005)

 

The average American household with at least one credit card carried a balance of $7,945 in 2000.

(www.remtech.biz/FactsAndStats.htm)

 

55% of American workers have no idea how much they will need to save to make their retirement dreams a reality.

(www.remtech.biz/FactsAndStats.htm)

 

More than one-third (36.1%) of Americans report that they don't use a budget to manage their family's expenses.

(www.remtech.biz/FactsAndStats.htm)

Financial Life Stages


Financial education should be a lifelong endeavor -- from encouraging children to save their allowances to helping adults plan for a secure retirement. Select from the life stages below to find relevant articles, tools and questions that have been answered by CPAs. Each link will take you to the related topic on the 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy website which is sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

 

 

Our firms have CPA's on staff that have earned the certification of Personal Financial Specialist (PFS).*



*This designation can only be acquired by CPAs who are AICPA members (binding them to the Code of Professional Conduct), have a minimum of 1,400 hours of financial planning business experience, in addition to continuing education within the last five years and a comprehensive and rigorous personal financial planning exam.