In our constant research of trending financial information, we came across this article from the Michigan Chronicle last week: (Michigan #1 for discretionary income in the United States and Detroit ranks as #5 city). The Trove Technology study that the article is based on covers the Metro Detroit region, and by doing so, offers a contrast to some of the census data and other things we have seen previously. If the information in this report (Official Name: The Trove Discre

At DNA Financial Services, we talk to and work with people from all walks of life, but there tends to be a recurring theme that we keep hearing and it’s a financial behavior that is a threat to the ninety-nine percent of us still on our wealth building journey. The issue is procrastination, or more to the point, waiting until something goes wrong to talk about saving or better managing your money, or better yet, trying to get yourself together before asking financial profess

I came across this post on Facebook where a young man had made the following observation: “White children are allowed to live at home, go to college, make mistakes and learn, fall down and get back on their feet with the support of their parents… Meanwhile while a black child has to be an asset financially in order to remain in the household otherwise you are deemed useless, so instead of being able to get ahead you are stuck doing jobs and things you don’t want JUST to supp