Let’s Get Back To Financial Planning: CARES Act Highlights

Instead of all the market commentary, which is valuable too, we want to start talking about the serious financial planning opportunities a bear market and the CARES Act present. There’s so much to talk about starting with focusing on the things we CAN control and that directly impact the path you are taking in pursuit of your financial…

Fear Abounds – So Now What?

I’ve been advising clients for 14 years now. It feels like I’ve discussed, written, ate, slept and breathed investment commentary and asset allocation advice more in the past three weeks than I have in the prior 14 years combined. As a financial planner, we are very disciplined in how we treat the markets, but fear…

Part II: Congress May Have Just Changed Your Retirement Planning

Last week I shared two key ways the rules for retirement planning have just changed based on Congress passing what’s been called the “SECURE Act”. The rule changes I shared last week around distribution age and inherited IRAs can affect a broad audience. Below I share changes that I feel affect a smaller pool of…

Congress May Have Just Changed Your Retirement Planning

Part of coaching my clients through their retirement planning is being ready to make adjustments when the rules of the game change. And for many of my clients, the rules have just changed based on Congress passing what’s been called the “SECURE Act”. For some, the changes are a big deal and present new and…

5 Questions to Ask Yourself About Insurance in Retirement

Most clients of ours have made plans for their estate and documented them in their Will and through beneficiary designations on their financial accounts. This is a must, and we’re happy to help our clients check those boxes. But part of planning your estate is also about trying to balance protecting it (through insurance) and…