Comfortably Uncomfortable
My first football practice in high school was nothing like a traditional football practice. There...
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Category: Investing
The Peril of Market Timing
The coronavirus is still very much with us, as is much of the economic dislocation created by the...
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Supporting Local Businesses
Small business is a passion of mine. Every day, millions of entrepreneurs and small businesses...
Read MoreWhy is Saving for Retirement so Difficult?
In my years of experience in working with people and their finances, I have heard so many different reasons why saving for retirement is difficult or even impossible. When we have a society where 66 million Americans don’t even...
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What Can Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Teach You About Investing?
If you’re reading the title of this article, you’re probably wondering “What on Earth is...
Read MoreHow to Stay Focused When the Stock Market Throws a Tantrum
If you tune into the financial media shows, first I must say, “Stop it.” The hyperbole being used to describe stock market movements is designed to do nothing more than scare people and keep them tuned in for more doom and gloom.
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Market Worries–Some Perspective Is Needed
(Original content written Friday, January 15th to VCA clients) As I was returning from my lunch...
Read MoreShould Your Kids Inherit Your IRA?
It is often reported in the financial media that Boomers are under-saving for their retirement years, and a significant portion of retirees list running out of money and healthcare costs as their top concerns in retirement. Due...
Read MoreWhat Can We Learn From A Market Correction?
In the next few days, many investors are going to see their quarterly performance reports for 3Q of 2015. While we financial planners would hope that it would be only a trivial matter, as investing is a long-term game to be...
Read MoreWhy Is Budgeting So Hard?
This is an interesting topic, and to be honest, the truth is that even I, a financial pro, hate to budget (gasp!). That’s right, I don’t consider it fun or empowering. It doesn’t fill me with financial superpowers or...
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How to Protect Yourself from Financial Abuse
You may not think that financial abuse or fraud can happen to you, but don’t allow yourself...
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