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Your Questions Answered: Are You Fee-Only?
A question we sometimes get is, “Are you a fee-only advisor”? In other words, is all your revenue derived from fees paid to you by clients, either for planning or investment management, or do you receive any commissions from companies for distributing their financial...
Your Questions Answered: There Is a Lot Going on In the World. Should We Change Our Investment Approach?
In her July 2025 piece, Geopolitical Jitters, Karen Umland offers a timely reminder that long-term investing requires resilience in the face of global unrest. The recent conflict between Israel and Iran has stirred uncertainty, but history shows that markets have...
Your Questions Answered: When’s the Best Time to Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?
Let’s be honest—long-term care insurance isn’t exactly the most exciting topic at brunch. But if you’ve ever seen a loved one navigate the costs of assisted living or in-home care, you know it’s a conversation worth having. So, when’s the right time to buy long-term...
Advice For Life
Now Is a Good Time to Teach Kids About Finance
Kids often know a lot more about what's going on in the world than we realize, even if they don't have a handle on all the details. Any child old enough to log onto YouTube has probably seen a few eyegrabbing video thumbnails or headlines about the economy in the past...
When to Get Help with Caregiving
Many Millennials and Gen Xers are part of a new cohort: "the sandwich generation." Due to a series of societal shifts, approximately 2.5 million U.S. adults find themselves sandwiched between taking care of their children and taking care of their aging parents. That's...
Focus On What You Can Control
In his classic business book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," Stephen Covey encourage folks to draw strong distinctions between "Circles of Concern," "Circles of Influence,” and "Circles of Control." You might be feeling like 2025 is already filling up your...
SMI Transition Planning
Funding the Continuation of Care – The Impact on Traditional Retirement Planning 3
The expenses associated with the continuation of care for your loved will not simply go away at your passing.
Selecting Your Child’s Advocate(s)
Whatever plan you have in place for your child once you are gone will only work as well as the individual(s) you choose to implement it.
12 Funding the Continuation of Care – The Impact on Traditional Retirement Planning 2
The expenses associated with the continuation of care for your loved will not simply go away at your passing.
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