Baby on the Way? 5 Tips to be Better Prepared

Do you remember how you felt upon finding out you were having a baby? Our journey began 5 years ago. We were filled with the excitement of all new parents. My wife even recorded my reaction when she told me she…

The Best Advice Your Parents Ever Gave You

What is the best advice your parents gave you? There’s probably a long list to pick from – good and bad.  But now that I have my own children, much of their advice seems to be resurfacing for me.  This includes the…

Budgets Can Make You Rich

How Budgeting Can Make You Rich

Budgeting works best when it becomes a regular routine. It can be hard at first, but knowing where your money goes is a critical part of understanding your complete financial picture. Here are a few tips to think about when creating and managing your budget.

A Financial Planner’s Estate Planning Journey

Planning for your demise ranks up there with enjoying a root canal. Even for financial planners, making decisions surrounding our own passing is challenging. Maybe you’ve experienced a similar situation in your own estate planning conversations. Our conversations started with the…

Why You Should Use a Health Savings Account

HSA. For some, those letters look like the word “has” that was missed on the auto spell check. Actually, it stands for a health savings account and is a tax triple threat. Meaning, you get a front page tax deduction when depositing…

What Are You Waiting For?

Maybe you’ve heard people express fearful thoughts about how and when to invest. Maybe you’ve even expressed this thought yourself recently: “I know we are holding too much cash in our portfolio but with the stock market near all-time highs,…

Inheritance – 3 Steps to Handle the Details

You find out you’re receiving an inheritance and the first thing that comes to mind is – What next? Inheritances can provide incredible flexibility but without effective financial planning, you may miss some of the organized steps needed to get…

Top 4 Must Reads for February

We have an all-star lineup this month. All four of these pieces are entertaining and thoughtful ways to spend your internet reading this month. Enjoy:   The Biggest Threat To Your Portfolio – Next time you want to “do something…

Top 4 Must Reads for January

  Emotions Count: The Brain Chemistry Behind Investing – I’m sure most of us remember the powerful ad in the 80’s claiming “This is your brain on drugs.” This article gives a breakdown of your brain on investing. Elizabeth MacBride…

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