Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

Spring is finally here, and there's no better time to give your house -- including your financial house -- a good spring cleaning. If you want to improve your money situation and take control of your financial future, cleaning up your finances regularly will help you more readily reach your goals...

There's a lot of talk right now about how to get the U.S. economy back on track. One big problem is that American consumers have slammed their wallets shut, opting to save more and charge less. At the same time, many credit card companies have cut off access to credit for millions of people. All...

Thinking about buying a house? Got questions about your mortgage? A new series by our sister site, AOL Real Estate, has the answers for you. In What Works Now, experts Todd Dal Porto from Bank of America, and our own Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, talk to real people and help them with the information they...

If the stock market's recent roller-coaster ride has you feeling a bit queasy about your investments, maybe it's time you considered this question: How healthy is your portfolio? That's the question Richard Coppa poses to investors these days. Coppa is Managing Director of Wealth Health LLC, a...

There's a cruel irony to navigating your finances amid the ongoing credit crunch. On the one hand, maintaining a great credit rating is more important than ever – especially if you're looking for a job or need a loan of any kind. On the other hand, if you mess up royally in the credit...

Companies all across America are offering Income Tax Day freebies today -- supposedly to help ease your pain of dealing with Uncle Sam or writing a big, fat check to the government. But let's be honest: Who are these "freebies" really benefiting the most? In virtually all cases, it's the company...

It's a dream assignment, to be sure. Work with a half dozen "Life coaches" and report back on the findings in the pages of a major magazine. It didn't take long for me to identify areas I needed "coaching" in, and procure the necessary people.But one area vexed me greatly. I had written in my...