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7 Retirement Terms You Need to Know
Retirement planning should start as early as now for everyone. The earlier you start locking down your future, the easier it is to plan, the earlier you will retire, and the more financially stable you will be when you stop working. Before you start planning for your...
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Are Your Investment Decisions Influenced By Emotions?
Researchers in the field of behavioral finance study how personal emotions and other cognitive factors can influence financial decision-making. What they’ve discovered is that people don’t always make wise choices when it comes to their money. People sometimes react...
Charitable giving can be part of your financial plan
As families grow in size and overall wealth, a desire to "give back" often becomes a priority. Cultivating philanthropic values can help foster responsibility and a sense of purpose among both young and old alike, while providing financial benefits. Charitable...
Tax Wins From Portfolio Gains
Written By: Sarah Nadiri Do you have large unrealized capital gains in your after-tax (non-retirement) portfolio? The question of how to strategically plan around large, embedded capital gains has become increasingly popular. The growth of the U.S. and other global...
Three small steps to help you enter retirement debt free
Written By: Edgar Ortiz During our lives, we encounter different cycles of debt depending on our current situation. Most people don’t think of retirement and debt until it is too late. The goal of entering retirement is to go with as little debt as possible. Below are...
The Best Thing You Can Do for Your Personal Finances
Written By: John Fowler, CFP® You won’t believe it... It’s a beautiful Wednesday afternoon and I’m driving down the highway towards Dallas. I’m listening to music in the car and rolling down the highway. You know how it is, that certain song comes on and you can’t...
How to Prepare for Tax and Estate Planning Changes
Written By: John Folwer, CFP® Unprecedented. A word we have uttered quite a bit over the last 14 months. Unprecedented. As in an unprecedented viral outbreak, an unprecedented economic shutdown, an unprecedented amount of stimulus passed by Congress, and an...
Marriage and Money: Six Mistakes to Avoid
Written By: Michael Collins When it comes to marriage, you want to do things right. The same thing with finances. Money doesn't have to be a difficult topic. Here are six money mistakes you and your spouse can avoid: Set goals. He is a spender; she is a saver. Or, he...
Educators Retiring in 2020
Written by Mason Moses. As an educator who may be considering retirement, it is important to evaluate how you can maximize your benefits. 2020 has been the most difficult time many professionals have faced within the educational field, making the desire to...
Not Every Financial Shock Makes the News
Written by: Mason MosesIt has been challenging over the last several months to turn on the news and not hear the talking heads discuss how the COVID-19 financial shock has impacted the economy short-term and the potential long-term ramifications. COVID-19 aside, many...
The Financial Planning Jigsaw Puzzle
You sit down with a financial advisor, they ask a few questions and they recommend your investment plan should be 60% stock and 40% bonds. That mix of assets has been recommended for decades and for some it may be the right strategy. Our view of financial planning is...