kittoday – Key Investment Thoughts

Using Market Declines to Your Advantage

kittoday December 13, 2018December 13, 2018 General Market Thoughts investing for beginners, investment gains, investment losses, tax loss harvesting, wash sale

Tax loss harvesting is the act of selling an investment that has lost value since its initial purchase to[…]

12 Days of Financial Wellness Gifts

kittoday December 6, 2018December 6, 2018 The Kids, Young Adults 12 days of Christmas, financial giving, money gifts

It’s time to get ready for your 12 days of financial wellness gift giving!! Are you ready? Here they are:[…]

Tracking Your Spending

kittoday November 28, 2018November 28, 2018 The Basics budgeting, financial journey, income and expenses, personal income statement, tracking expenses

KITtoday is starting a library of different worksheets and planning documents to help you on your financial journey. An essential[…]

Puppy Love

kittoday November 20, 2018December 6, 2018 The Basics budgeting, dogs, dogs for the holidays, financial planning, puppy love, purchasing a dog

The season is upon us with Thanksgiving Day fast approaching. You have become bombarded with all the joyful music and[…]

Lessons You MUST Teach Your Kids About Money

kittoday October 22, 2018 The Kids, Young Adults kids and money, money lessons, Teaching kids about money

Your kids have been watching you! They have also been watching their friends and the money actions of others. […]

Financial Calendar Check

kittoday September 24, 2018September 24, 2018 The Basics financial picture, financial review, personal finance calendar

Have you checked your personal finance calendar lately? Don’t have one? We posted a year-long calendar back in January as[…]

Is Society Really Going Cashless?

kittoday August 31, 2018September 1, 2018 The Basics cashless society, digital currency, money in circulation, money supply

FEDERAL RESERVE STATISTICS SHOW THAT 11% OF THE MONEY SUPPLY IS IN BILLS AND COINS, COMPARED TO ONLY 8%[…]

Get Your Kids Involved with Paying for College

kittoday August 21, 2018August 31, 2018 The Kids college funding, FAFSA, paying for college, saving for college

It’s that time of year! We have all said it, “the summer went so fast!” And guess what? We[…]

10 Lessons I Learned as an Investment Analyst

kittoday August 8, 2018August 9, 2018 General Market Thoughts, The Basics, Young Adults money habits, money lessons, money mistakes

Over the last eighteen years, I have provided investment research to an array of institutions and financial advisors. I have[…]

Housing Perfection

kittoday July 25, 2018 The Basics budgeting, housing costs, overspending, retirement gap

WE’VE CREATED A PROBLEM! In a recent survey we conducted, we discovered most people are struggling with a budget. […]

Jennifer Schneider, AIF®

Jennifer Schneider has been an institutional investment research analyst for nearly 20 years. She has experience as a financial literacy educator, analyst, operations efficiency strategist and corporate project manager. Jennifer has valuable expertise in the areas of investment committees, portfolio analysis, client service consulting and management of the operations department for investment consulting firms. In her work with trust departments and financial advisory firms, she has been able to develop portfolio strategies that benefit clients and ensure best practices.

Jennifer is an Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®), and she is also a Certified Financial Education Instructor, actively educating individuals about financial literacy topics. Jennifer has a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Houston.

“I have such a strong passion for educating others about finance and investing; including individuals, financial consultants, and institutions. My goal in writing a blog is to educate many types of investors about items that I see in my research world on a day to day basis. I hope to give confidence to those who find investing intimidating and to provide additional information to those who enjoy the research.” Jennifer Schneider