Mercadien Foundation
Mercadien Foundation’s $martWorkplace Roundtable Energizes Community Leaders
We all need better ways to connect with and understand financial information; luckily, big change is underway. The Mercadien Foundation sponsored a roundtable discussion at its office in early February 2016, bringing together several business, nonprofit and community leaders to tackle workplace issues related to financial capability and education. From the discussion, the Mercadien Foundation…
IRS ‘Get Transcript’ Hack Shows Increased Need for Cyber Caution
The IRS announced on June 2 that from February to mid-May, criminals used taxpayer-specific data acquired from non-IRS sources to gain unauthorized access to information on approximately 100,000 tax accounts through the IRS’ “Get Transcript” application including Social Security information, date of birth, and street address. The third parties gained sufficient information from an outside…
#AllCashDiet
A new year presents the opportunity to chase goals or restart the pursuit of old goals that weren’t met. The University of Scranton reported that 34% of Americans made a New Year’s resolution in 2015 that dealt with improving their financial well-being. I am not fond of resolutions; they tend to come and go. Instead,…
NJ.com Features Mercadien Foundation Article on Financially Literate Employees
Everyone knows that sex, religion and politics are out of bounds for discussion in polite company, right? Now is a good time to recognize another taboo topic that should be talked about: money. In 2003, the National Endowment for Financial Education introduced Youth Financial Literacy Day and, in 2004, the U.S. Senate passed Resolution 316,…
April is Financial Literacy Month
Everyone knows that sex, religion and politics are out of bounds for discussion in polite company, right? Now is a good time to recognize another taboo topic that should be talked about – money. In 2003, the National Endowment for Financial Education introduced Youth Financial Literacy Day, and, in 2004, the U.S. Senate passed Resolution…
Financial Literacy Extended With Mercadien Foundation’s $martWorkplace Initiative
Everyone knows that sex, religion and politics are out of bounds for discussion in polite company, right? Now is a good time to recognize another taboo topic that should be talked about – money. In 2003, the National Endowment for Financial Education introduced Youth Financial Literacy Day, and, in 2004, the U.S. Senate passed Resolution…
2015 Financial Literacy Month
Financial literacy, defined as the ability to use knowledge and skills to manage financial resources effectively for a lifetime of well-being, is a long-standing issue that was publically recognized in 1995 by the Jump$tart Coalition for Financial Education. Many solutions have been proposed throughout the last two decades to improve the health and well-being of…
Marguerite Mount Named Annual Honoree by Family Guidance Center
The Mercadien Group is pleased to announce that Marguerite L. Mount, CPA, CGMA; managing director; principal in Mercadien, P.C., CPAs; and leader of the firm’s Individual Services Group, has been selected to receive the Mary Jo Codey Award at the Family Guidance Center Corporation’s Annual Spring Fling on April 16, 2015. Family Guidance Center is…
Make a List, Check it Twice, and Stick to it!
Setting a budget for holiday shopping is essential to avoid overspending, especially when it comes to utilizing credit cards. The debt you rack up can take months to pay off. Remember, the money spent on credit cards is not free money and, if not paid off within the billing cycle, interest continues to accrue. If…
$tressed Out in the Workplace
Most people understand that there are only so many hours in the week but are surprised that surveys show 20 hours of productivity are lost per month for financially stressed employees. When the surveys were first done in 1979, 10% of employees reported decreased productivity because of financial stress. Now, that number exceeds 25%. A…