Acing Financial Life Skills in Your 20s and 30s
By FPA Members Elaine King, CFP®, CDFATM and Philip Herzberg, CFP®, AEP®, MSF How can you acquire and...
Read More >Invest in Your Company Stock Like an Executive
Have you ever worked at a job that gave you access to more of something than you could ever want?You might be a pizza lover, but let me assure...
Read More >Why Im Thankful for Financial Planning
This week is Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday of the year. My day will kick off running 10k with thousands of my closest friends in Cincinnati...
Read More >Estate Planning for the Middle Class-Part IV
Part IV: Property Ownership, Titling and BeneficiariesMost people have the misunderstanding that it's their will that dictates how property is...
Read More >Putting a Plan Into Place
Early key moves and decisions can make a difference between surviving financially until you're successfully employed again – perhaps even...
Read More >Our Desire to Get Rich - Quick
Perhaps it is the time of the year with gift giving and wishes for a happy and prosperous new year, but I sense it is the all-American desire...
Read More >What if You Had Stayed the Course?
As I was thinking about what topic to write about for my blog that you are reading now, the market pundits pointed out that the Dow Jones...
Read More >Financial Planning Insights for International Divorce
Financial planning for you and your family’s future livelihood is a prodigious challenge in the process of international divorce — an option...
Read More >Estate Plan — Estate Planning Information — Why You Need an Estate Plan
Many people assume that estate planning is only about saving estate taxes. Consequently, they often ignore estate planning because they assume...
Read More >Should I Play The Lottery
A lot has been written recently about the lottery. There’s a direct correlation between articles written about the lottery and the size of the...
Read More >Know Your Enemy Cognitive Behavioral Biases
You can be your own worst enemy if you do not have the proper perspective on your investment portfolio. Human nature can be contrary to...
Read More >Calling All Troops! What is Your Mission?
What I’m talking about is your financial mission for yourself and your family. No one starts a vacation without a destination. No one starts a...
Read More >Flexible Spending Account Changes Looming
What is a FSA?Health care Flexible Spending Accounts, FSA’s, are benefit plans established by employers to reimburse employees for healt...
Read More >Bringing Health Care Issues into Financial Planning
Many people plan their finances as if they’ll never be sick a day in their lives. Yet the cost of a serious illness is all it takes to...
Read More >Financial Planning for Relocation During Divorce
What steps can you take during the emotionally-draining and uncertain divorce process to financially plan for relocation? In concert with...
Read More >To Buy or Rent
Owning a home has long been part of the American Dream. But given today’s economic realities and the risks associated with real estate...
Read More >How to Survive Financially after a Job Loss
You may have joined—or are about to join—the ranks of the unemployed. Now what?Early key moves and decisions can make the difference between...
Read More >Do You Have a Self-Investment Plan
The beginning of the year is a good time to think about how you'll handle your financial investments, but it's also a good time to consider how...
Read More >Casualty Losses and Disaster Preparedness
For those living on the Eastern seaboard still cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy, we at the Financial Planning Association, wish you and yours...
Read More >Nine Candles or Twelve Days Of
Whatever Holiday you and your family celebrate this time of year we at the Financial Planning Association wish you a joyous Holiday Season. For...
Read More >MIGHT BE : Credit Counseling Services
Pre-bankruptcy CounselingUnder the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), individuals hoping to file a...
Read More >Sometimes It Doesn't Work Out - Finances in Divorce
It was marital bliss then life happened. Now you are getting a divorce! It is a stressful and emotional time and there are important decisions...
Read More >10 Essential Documents for Retirement
When planning for retirement, most people focus on saving, and rightly so. Having enough money to fund your retirement dreams is a key element...
Read More >Beneficiaries and Inheriting a Retirement Account
As your financial planner did an annual review of your financial plans, he or she probably went over your beneficiary designations to review...
Read More >Base Rate Neglect Help Yourself by Knowing the Odds
Behavioral finance is the study of the emotional and cognitive biases that can lead to irrational financial decisions. While behavioral finance...
Read More >A Guide for Graduates and Their Parents
Have a child graduating from high school or college soon? Go ahead, pat yourself and your youngster on the back for a job well done. But with...
Read More >October: A Trick or Treat for Investors
“October. This is one of the peculiarly dangerous months to speculate in stocks. The others are July, January, September, April, November, May,...
Read More >Considerations for Your 401(k) if You Lose Your Job
There are many challenges when you lose your job, including what to do with your 401(k) plan. This article outlines some of the things you...
Read More >Why Talk to a Financial Planner When You’re in Your 20s
It may seem like a challenge — you’re in your first job, you’re paying your own living expenses for the first time and, like many college...
Read More >Investment Abuse Part 2 How to Take Action if Youre a Victim
Last month we looked at several common investment abuses, such as misrepresentation, unsuitable recommendations, and excessive trading. Now we...
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