Todd Erkis is a visiting professor of finance at St. Joe’s who writes weekly columns answering students’ financial questions.   I just found out that my summer internship won’t start until...

Todd Erkis is a visiting professor of finance at St. Joe’s who writes weekly columns answering students’ financial questions. My friend told me about how she is buying NBA videos and making real money...

Todd Erkis is a visiting professor of finance at St. Joe’s who writes weekly columns answering students’ financial questions. Professor Erkis, help! I tried to use my debit card and it was denied...

Car insurance premiums I pay for my car insurance and the bill seems really high. Is there anything I can do to lower the premium I pay? Thanks. -Mary M.  ’21. Thank you for the question, Mary. Car...

I need $1,000 in two weeks and I don’t have it. I will get paid from my part-time job at the end of the month, but it will be too late. Therefore, I am considering taking a cash advance on my credit...

I don’t have a lot of money and I want to buy stocks. I heard about fractional shares where I can buy less than one share of stock in a company. Professor Erkis, what do you think?  Garrett F. ’24,...

How do I become rich in the stock market? I feel like there is money to be made, but I don’t know what to do. Jay J. ’21, finance major. Welcome back to Money Matters 2020-21 school year edition....

Professor Erkis, I am thinking about getting some online certifications this summer. The hope is that they would help my resume as I am not working this summer because my internship was canceled due to...

Professor Erkis, the start date of my summer internship at a bank has been pushed back to July 15 and now they are telling me the internship will be unpaid. I don’t have any “real” work experience...

Welcome to the summer edition of Money Matters! The first summer column addresses three simple things a college student can do now to prepare for life after college. #1: Be aware of the amount of money...

Professor Erkis, The stock market has been highly unstable due to the coronavirus. Some of us have a little money invested in the stock market and we don’t want to lose it all. What should we do? The...

Professor Erkis, how does interest charged on credit cards work? I paid the minimum monthly payment last month and was then charged interest the following month. Could you explain what is going on...