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How Do You Raise Financially Competent Children? (Part 1 of 2) 8 Aug 2013 | 11:01 pm
Wealth can easily distort a child’s view of money and possessions. Without parental guidance and the appropriate education on money management, it can leave a child unprepared for living as an indepe...
How Do You Raise Financially Competent Children? (Part 2 of 2) 8 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
Congratulations! You’re thrilled that you are no longer paying for your children’s college education and feel they’ve spent the last four years excelling in rigorous coursework amongst other things....
Do You Eat the Icing First? 22 Jul 2013 | 02:00 pm
How do you eat a piece of cake? Do you eat the cake part first and leave the icing to be relished at the end? Or, do you take a more balanced approach, and grab a bit of each in every bite? Maybe yo...
Zen Financial Planning Advice For Managing Your Investments 26 Jun 2013 | 05:41 pm
You may think that the word “Zen” has little connection to financial planning, but we would ask you to think again. As finance expert Rob Russell writes for U.S. News, “Generally, we all want to find ...
Avoid Adding Your Child’s Name To Your Bank Account! 26 Jun 2013 | 05:16 pm
Clients sometimes ask me if they can add their adult child’s name to their bank account(s) so the child can tap funds as needed or write checks on behalf of the client. While adding a child’s name see...
Twelve Simple Steps To Becoming Financially Independent 26 Jun 2013 | 05:13 pm
Want to get your finances in order? Use this comprehensive 12-step guide to address each element of your personal financial situation. In most cases, you should not address a step until all previous s...
What Is The Best Retirement Plan For Your Small Business? 21 Jun 2013 | 07:26 pm
Self-employed people have several special retirement plans from which to choose, including a Simplified Employee Pension (SEP), a Keogh, a SIMPLE, or an individual 401(k). All of the plans allow you t...
Are Retirement Rules Of Thumb Useful? 21 Jun 2013 | 05:51 pm
I had the privilege of participating in a panel discussion about retirement planning challenges at the recent Morningstar Investment Conference. Morningstar’s outstanding columnist Christine Benz did...
Not Getting Married? Cohabitation Still Requires Financial Planning 21 Jun 2013 | 05:43 pm
Couples that plan to live together and not marry don’t really get the same kind of financial planning advice that couples that plan to marry do, but this is changing. Some people used to call it “shac...
Don’t Just Walk By That Dime On The Ground! 21 Jun 2013 | 05:20 pm
Have you ever been walking along the street and saw a dime on the ground? Did you just walk right by, or did you stop to pick it up? Heck, it’s only a dime, it’s not hardly worth the effort to bend ...
