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Your Questions Answered: Why Comparing Your Portfolio to Market Headlines Can Be Misleading
Recently, I met with a client who raised an excellent question—though indirectly—about how their investment portfolio has performed compared to the returns they see reported in the media every day. It’s a common concern, and frankly, it deserves a clear and logical…
Your Questions Answered: Collaboration: The Secret Sauce of a Financial Planning Relationship
Recently, I had a great conversation with Jan about working together on her family’s financial plan. After taking the Thanksgiving holiday to think things over, she agreed we were a good fit. But before we wrapped up, she said something that stood out: “I just want…
Your Questions Answered: A Win-Win Planning Story
Last week we had the pleasure of meeting with Debbie, who is about three years away from retirement. Like many people approaching this milestone, she faces several interconnected planning needs that require thoughtful guidance. When we applied our complexity-based…
Advice For Life
Three Keys to Purposeful Wealth
What is your Money For? Financial security and comfortable living are very important. But if you aren’t making purposeful investments in the things that matter most, you might find yourself surrounded by stuff that doesn’t bring you any joy and money that just earns…
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…
SMI Transition Planning
Guardianship and Severe Mental Illness
In an earlier post we discussed the importance of choosing the right person or people to be your child’s Advocate when you are no longer around.
Care Management Services
In an earlier post we discussed the importance of choosing the right person or people…
Resource Planning – The Financial Analysis Part 3
Resource planning for your child after you are gone is a straightforward process.
