Our Resistance Can Sabotage Us
One of the more interesting features of social media is the digital archive it keeps of our posts....
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Sep 6, 2021 | Financial Planning, Investor Education, Retirement Planning
One of the more interesting features of social media is the digital archive it keeps of our posts....
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Jul 19, 2021 | Retirement Planning
We recently poured some concrete at my house. It’s not a major project that we’re working on at...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Jun 7, 2021 | Financial Planning
In my early 20’s I had my first experience with snowboarding. Being from the South, I had zero...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Apr 23, 2021 | Financial Planning, Generational Wealth, Investor Education
The first time I ever had to face tryouts for a basketball team, I was cut. I was in the 7th...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Dec 29, 2020 | Financial Planning
One of the scariest times in my life happened in 2013. I was faced with one of those moments in...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Sep 14, 2020 | Financial Planning, Retirement Planning
Over the holiday weekend, I took up an activity that I hadn’t done in years. I worked on a jigsaw...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Jan 5, 2018 | Financial Planning, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning
Happy New Year! I certainly hope that you enjoyed the Christmas season of 2017 and that you’re off to a great start in 2018! If you’re like me, you are most likely guilty of incorrectly dating a few documents, as writing the...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Jun 23, 2017 | Financial Planning, Investor Education
We live in an amazing digital age. Today, thanks to technology, I am able to not only connect with friends from all parts of the globe—I can video chat with them, see their life moments in (almost) real time, and participate in...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Jun 2, 2017 | Financial Planning, Investor Education
Receiving an inheritance is nothing short of a blessing. With increased longevity taking hold of...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | May 12, 2017 | Financial Planning, Retirement Planning
I recently read a book by Andy Andrews that was titled The Little Things, and if you’ve...
Read Moreby Michael H Baker | Nov 23, 2015 | Financial Planning, Investing, Retirement Income, Retirement Planning
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 Moreby Michael H Baker | Oct 2, 2015 | Financial Planning, Investing, Investor Education, Market Reviews, Retirement Income
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...
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