Money
How I Became a Lead Dad
How does one become a Lead Dad? For me, it was by accident. My Lead Dad story began in 2012. I had a successful marketing career. I had…
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2 out of 3 Types of Leads Dads Don’t Get Counted
Asking the right questions around men, work and caregiving often matters more than the answers.Consider two recent news stories – one in…
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3 Reasons Why Employee Resource Groups for Dads Would Be Good For Everyone
How often do men put “Taking child to pediatrician” or “Lunch with daughter” on their work calendar? We put parental milestones – middle…
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In A Work From Home World, It’s What Your Kids See, Not What You Say, That Matters
A year ago, my final column ran in The New York Times after an unimaginably great 13-year run. On the one-year anniversary, I was sitting…
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Money Lessons for Kids: Investing
How To Manage The Cost of Sports – Beyond Just the Money. This is the first 5 Tips Series, looking at the positive role Lead Dads can play…
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The Worst Mistake Lead Dads Can Make
And the simple reminder to prevent us from doing it. Mistakes, I’ve made a few – at home, at work, with my wife, my kids. Lead Dad doesn’t equal perfect…
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5 Lessons for Lead Dads from a Leadership Summit
Takeaways from a Women’s Leadership Summit That Lead Dads Can Use at Work and in Life. What can Lead Dads learn at a women’s leadership…
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Three Things I’ve Learned As A Lead Dad
They weren’t always easy to learn… Without sounding like some late-night 1980s huckster, the Lead Dad Network is essential. I’ve found…
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Want to be a Finance Whiz? Get Out the Play-Doh
Here’s an admission guaranteed to win me friends and impress my tween: I love thinking about taxes. That’s not the same as…
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Why Lead Dads Don’t Panic When Stocks Slump
Stocks go up and down. The price of oil does, too. And they do so regularly for all kinds of reasons, some rational, some not so much…
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Inflation as a Life Lesson
There’s a dirty word that’s made a comeback in economic circles.Inflation.It has nothing to do with a pandemic-related increase in a…
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Football and Finance with Steve Israel
The NFL is full of stories about players who have squandered the huge amount of money they made while playing. Steve Israel is not one of…
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