
A Guide to Employee Benefits for the Recent College Graduate
If you are a young person who has recently graduated from college and are entering the professional workforce, you have your whole life ahead...
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How Sharpe is Your Portfolio
Whenever I meet with prospective clients, I usually hear the following comment “I want my portfolio to outperform the overall market, but I don...
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Matrimonial Bliss - Pros and Cons of Merging Your Finances
Congratulations on deciding to tie the knot and making it official by getting married! Before you happily embark on your wedding preparation...
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Is It Better to Lease or Buy a Car
You have done all the hard work and fun research. You have picked out the color, make and model of your dream (or at least next) car. You have...
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Financial Planning Matters for Tackling a Divorce Settlement
Even though divorce is frequently a financially uncertain and emotionally-draining ordeal, you can alleviate qualms over your individual and...
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6 Tips for a Better Financial Future
Summer is upon us and in full swing. While you (hopefully) have some well-deserved time off, take the necessary steps to get your financial...
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Avoid Retirement Fail Strategies for the Under 40 Worker
It’s tough being a younger worker in this economy. Whether you are facing an entry level salary in your first job out of college or are a...
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Thinking About Adoption-Plan Your Finances First
Adopting a child is one of the biggest decisions you may ever make. It can also be a shockingly expensive decision that will have a huge effect...
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Education Funding Before During and After College
The message about the importance of higher education has not been lost for this generation of students. The problem is paying for it...
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Your First Job — The First Great Move
New college graduates will be entering the workforce this summer with plenty of excitement – and plenty of debt. Though your first job is...
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Determine if You’re Ready to Start Investing
Life is good. You love where you live. You’re flourishing at work. Your income is growing, and so, too, is your bank account. Everything, it...
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Planning For Uncertainty
For many of my clients – as well as for me – uncertainty is one of the most frustrating pieces of the current economic and financial...
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The Reality of Compound Returns
Albert Einstein was reportedly quoted as stating that compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe. However, compound interest...
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MIGHT BE : Credit Counseling Services
Pre-bankruptcy CounselingUnder the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), individuals hoping to file a...
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Financial Planning Insights for International Divorce
Financial planning for you and your family’s future livelihood is a prodigious challenge in the process of international divorce — an option...
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What is Really Driving Your Financial Decisions?
A brain scan was taken just before an individual placed a stock trade. Another brain scan was taken just before someone was given a hit of...
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Veteran's Day
This Monday November 12th we will recognize Veteran’s Day. As a nation, even when we cannot agree on whether or not we should participate in a...
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What Should I Be Saving: Part 3
This blog will continue the theme of how much you should be saving each year in order to meet the future goals that you have for yourself and...
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Introduction to Annuities
Annuities account for a significant part of all investment sales, partly because they offer features and benefits that are unavailable...
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Avoid Common Tax Filing Mistakes
As with time-honored tax-saving strategies, there are common tax-filing mistakes that seem to snag taxpayers year in and year out, regardless...
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Mind Your Own Business Planning Tips for a Smooth Start-Up
It started with a great idea: a product or service on which you’re convinced a successful entrepreneurial venture can be built. Now comes the...
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Financial Planning for Your Family’s Well-being
As a current member of the evolving Sandwich Generation spanning in age from the 30s to the 60s, you may feel the ever-challenging financial...
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Nest Egg Knowhow: Income Planning for Retirement
It has long been part of the American Dream: to earn and save enough money during our working years to live the lifestyle we choose throughout...
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Planning for a Financially Secure Marriage
Even for couples that have been living together for awhile, the decision to marry marks a new financial beginning — the first real moment that...
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How Owning Rental Properties and Stocks Can Be Similar
In today’s turbulent market, why not rent out your portfolio — yes, rent out your portfolio! Okay, maybe that’s not entirely possible.However,...
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Yours Mine And Ours-Stepfamily Finances Require Plenty Of Planning
When two people with kids decide to get married, the emotional side of the equation is already complicated. How will the kids get along under...
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Financial Parenting for Young Adults
By FPA Members Elaine King, CFP®, CDFATM and Philip Herzberg, CFP®, AEP®, MSF Last Updated: May 7, 2012Dr. Lee Hausner,...
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9 Ways to Keep Holiday Spending Under Control
As the year comes to a close, spending in most households heads up – on holiday gifts, entertainment and, depending on where you live, on...
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Planning Basics for New and Expecting Parents
Making the decision to start a family is not an easy one. It’s one that comes with excitement, terror, and the need to get both your physical...
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A Guide to Vacation Cash Conservation
Camera, sunscreen, golf clubs, a good book — when it comes to vacation necessities do not forget to bring along your wise spending habits. They...
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