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...
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Retirement Considerations When Divorcing
When faced with divorce, there are issues relating to retirement that are easily overlooked, yet critical for the later years. Among the areas...
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Location, location, location
You have probably heard the old real estate adage – location, location, location – meaning the location of your house has a great impact on...
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MIGHT BE : Credit Counseling Services
Pre-bankruptcy CounselingUnder the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA), individuals hoping to file a...
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Young Consumers Detect Foul Play
Tax and wage related ID theft on the riseThe Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its annual nationwide...
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Divorce and Estate Planning for Future Blended Families
Keeping in perspective that 65 percent of remarriages will involve kids from a past marriage,1 you should devise and implement an estate plan...
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Health Care Reform and You
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or PPACA, has many facets to it and its implementation will be done over several years....
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What exactly are you paying your advisors
Many investors would agree that minimizing investment cost is one of the basic tenets of sound investing, and critical to achieving long-term...
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Valentines Day A Money Quiz for You and Your Sweetheart
Money might not be the best topic to introduce on a romantic evening, but it’s the talk you must have before you load up the moving van or take...
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Make Time for a Mid-Year Financial Checkup
There is an antidote to the anxiety and uncertainty that often mounts as the calendar advances through summer, fall, winter...and inevitably,...
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Why Invest in the Roth IRA
Roth IRA! Roth IRA! Roth IRA! I am sure you have never heard that pep rally cheer at any program you have gone to. But then again, most times...
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Avoid Common Tax Filing Mistakes
As with time-honored tax-saving strategies, there are common tax-filing mistakes that seem to snag taxpayers year in and year out, regardless...
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What You Need to Know About Flood Insurance
I live in an area that was hit hard by Hurricane Irene. Although I lost power for a few days, that was nothing compared to the devastation...
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Whole Life and Term Insurance
Should I purchase whole life or term insurance? This is perhaps the most frequently debated question when it comes to life insurance. If you do...
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Thinking About Adoption-Plan Your Finances First
Adopting a child is one of the biggest decisions you may ever make. It can also be a shockingly expensive decision that will have a huge effect...
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Wow, My Tax Return is Due April 17!
“I can’t believe I am a week away from when my tax return needs to be filed”. I am sure that there will be a few people who are reading this...
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The Phases of Retirement
For many, the phrase “retirement planning” has become limited to the planning done in the years leading up to retirement. When you consider...
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Are You Better Off Today Than Four Years Ago?
Every day we get bombarded with reminders that we are not better off than we were four years ago. Obviously, if we have been unemployed during...
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RMD Time: Handling Retirement Account Distributions
Anyone who owns a tax-advantaged retirement account such as a 401(k) or individual retirement account (IRA) — that’s 63% of (or 77.5 million)...
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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...
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Planning for a Financially Secure Marriage
Even for couples that have been living together for awhile, the decision to marry marks a new financial beginning — the first real moment that...
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Introduction to Annuities
Annuities account for a significant part of all investment sales, partly because they offer features and benefits that are unavailable...
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A Couple's Plan to Fix Their Financial Situation
The Problem/GoalIsabella Ryan and Ethan Sloane have plans on getting married, some day. But in the meantime, they want to get their financial...
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Your First Job — The First Great Move
New college graduates will be entering the workforce this summer with plenty of excitement – and plenty of debt. Though your first job is...
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Losing Your Inheritance to Uncle Sam - or Others
Successful estate planning takes not one generation, but two. The first generation needs to make a clear, sensible plan and the second needs to...
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Retirement Base Income Vehicles
By: FPA Member Jason K. Branning, CFP® Last Updated: April 23, 2012...
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Red White Blue…and Green Finance 101 for Military Spouses
Among the many unique challenges that military families face, managing household finances can be especially demanding, particularly for...
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Financial Planning for Your Special Needs Family in Divorce
With effective financial planning during divorce for your special needs children, you can handle unique concerns and help promote the future...
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Year End Tax Planning - Part Two - Business
Year-end tax considerations for businesses are not quite as up in the air as is the individual tax situation so let’s take a look at a few of...
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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...
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