Jen Lancaster Quotes

My family deals with those risks. The best I can do is talk to them about some of those risks. I'm not incredibly specific with them, especially with my kids.

If financial assets no longer work for you at a rate far and above the rate of true wealth creation, then you must work longer for your money.

People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.

I never dreamed I would want to be or become a financial advisor.

The fact remains that most of us are anesthetized to the true cost and true value of long term care insurance.

Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms... Build up savings.

I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing.

To finance longer life spans, we must convince individuals to start investing now for the long term. But longevity should be an asset that can be levered, not a curse. They must understand that there's a cost to sitting in cash. No one talks about that cost.

I understand that finance can be very complex.

At first, the only thing that I learned was to save. Then I learned about mutual fund, then later on direct stock investments. I also went into small businesses and even real estate.

Make sure to save for the future and keep making money!

Maximising my wealth was never my chief thing.

When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless you have access to financial advice or for the transition or matriculation of that process, then of course, you're going to go broke.

A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation.

My firm has 25,000 high-net-worth clients. A typical account would be that of a couple aged 65 and 60 who need their money to last the rest of their lives, 25 to 35 years.

You, your employer and your plan's investment managers fail to follow even the most basic rules of investing. You overtrade, chase performance, do not think long term. All of you - All Of You - have done a horrible job managing your retirement plans.

I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.

You have to make sure that your assets and your back is protected before you make any big decisions.

I don't really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.

You may have seen my firm's ads screaming, 'I Hate Annuities.' Folks ask why we run them. Simple: Because I do.

If I was a billionaire, I'd be smart with my money.

Once your kids are grown and you know that you're completely healthy, consider canceling your life insurance policy.

If you ask me, over time, I am a believer in the Indian financial saving story getting stronger; a lot more savers are moving money away from gold and real estate into banks, mutual funds, insurance and equities.

I've been a financial journalist for 30 years.