LatinaLista — Though women have gone into space, enlist in the military, sit on the Supreme Court, head up Fortune 500 companies and have even run for president of the United States, women still get paid less than men for doing the same jobs. Nationally, women, overall, are paid 77 cents for every dollar paid [...]
Exploring Mutual Funds could be a first step in achieving financial peace
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista What is a mutual fund? A mutual fund is simply an account that contains the investments of a group of people. For example, if Hiram invests $100, Kaila invests $50, Andres invests $50, and everybody else invests $100, all of us together have mutually invested in a fund. That’s why they [...]
Latina Cubicle Confidential™: Latinas in Retail — Is Your Employer Hurting Your Future?
By Dr. Maria G. Hernandez Latina Cubicle Confidential™ The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that a third of Latinas in the workforce are in the service sector and another third are in sales or office jobs. On average, a cashier earns $9.52 per hour, and if they are lucky to work a full 40 [...]
Quick tips for getting the most from your income — no matter how much money you make
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista How long have you been in the same situation? Is this where you wanted to be 10 years ago? Did you ever say, “When I make this much (money) everything will be so much better”? If you’re making more now, are things really better? Getting to a better financial position doesn’t [...]
Helping Latinos succeed with money
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista To succeed with money, you need a plan. Better yet, it should be an easy-to-understand plan with a step-by-step process. Good news! I’ve got one for you. I call it the “Baby Steps.” You see, babies aren’t born running. At first, they just absorb their surroundings. Then they begin to crawl [...]
Zap the microwave mentality and create ‘tamale’ wealth
By Andres Gutierrez LatinaLista Do you remember how you felt when mama, tía or abuela would say, “Let’s make tamales”? That was never good news for me, because I knew how much work it was. It would involve cleaning the corn husk, kneading the dough, adding chili pepper, mixing in the meat, and cooking forever. [...]
