Chris and Amy have been funding an education account for their daughter for the past nine years. It is a regular investment account – not a 529 – holding mutual funds that now have substantial gains. His daughter is getting ready to go to college and Amy is returning...
Sometimes the biggest risk is not taking one. Try as we may, it's almost impossible to protect our lives, careers, and financial planning from some degree of volatility. If you're not willing to accept risk, then you might stick with a "safe" but unfulfilling career...
The Preparedness Project, an initiative founded by financial advisor Paul Peeler, has made it their mission to provide specialized financial planning support for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) caregivers and their families.
Do you need long term care insurance? I don’t know. I can tell you that you should definitely prepare for the expense of long-term care, including memory care. Purchasing some type of insurance policy to offset the risk of facing this expense could be a part of your...
Last year we advised a client to consider rolling over a 401k that they had with a former employer to their SIMPLE IRA with their current employer. Several weeks later, Chris sent us this e-mail. We have edited it to protect the privacy of the client: I am having my...
A while back a client and I were discussing his investment accounts. During the conversation, he mentioned how he paid attention to the “market” as a proxy for the relative performance of his account. In other words, when the “market” was up, he figured he was up. And...
The lifetime of experience you've accumulated in your career doesn't become any less valuable once you've retired. Many seniors turn to part-time jobs, volunteer positions, tutoring, and mentorship to stay sharp, stay active, connect, and give back in retirement....
The Preparedness Project, an initiative founded by financial advisor Paul Peeler, has made it their mission to provide specialized financial planning support for Serious Mental Illness (SMI) caregivers and their families.
According to a recent worldwide study of nearly 60,000 employees at over 1,600 companies, job satisfaction is at a three-year low. Factors like unfair treatment, inconsistent pay, unpopular return-to-office policies, a lack of meaning, and global economic uncertainty...
Most children learn the ins and outs of responsible wealth-building from their parents. As kids grow, simple conversations about saving and spending often branch out into investing, compounding, and comprehensive Life-Centered Planning. But no matter how many good...