Lynn Ballou is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and member of the Financial Planning Association. Serving clients at in Orinda, CA and the surrounding communities.
Does your retirement plan include your parents? It probably should. Chances are good that they are counting on you to handle their affairs if...
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Identity theft is a topic that doesn't stand still because new ways to steal your personal information—and access your money and credit—crop up...
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Now that the big question has been popped and the ring’s on her finger, it’s time to put the wedding planning machine in motion. Then the...
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About 40 percent of American college students are 25 years of age or older, indicating it is never too late to seek a college degree. In order...
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Tips for Military Personnel and their FamiliesManaging your money on a military budget is tough enough. Now with so many service men and women...
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Twenty and thirty years ago, the picture of retirement most people had in mind was one where there was a finality to your job, you’d move to...
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As if the profound emotional strain and upheaval from divorce or the death of a spouse weren’t enough, many newly independent women also find...
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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...
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Reservist and National Guard families whose loved ones have been activated for duty in Iraq or other distant lands face not only separation but...
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We live in a world that likes to make models. We’re obsessed with economists modeling what inflation may be, how weather patterns will emerge,...
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