How to Choose Your Financial Advisor
By: Thomas McFarland
Choosing a financial advisor is a big decision. In the beginning, having more questions than answers may actually help guide your search. For example, is...
The Best (Safe) Investment You’ll Ever Make – Paying Down Your Mortgage
By: James Lee
Are you looking for peace of mind, and significantly improved monthly cash flow? This could be a great time to pay down or pay off...
How Investment Advisor Fees Add Up
By: Eric Mancini
In the pursuit of an investment advisor or investment manager one of the most important (and unfortunately complicated) pieces of information to obtain is their...
3 Do-It-Yourself Investing Pitfalls
By: Thomas McFarland
Whether looking to upgrade the kitchen, find a new job, or decide which positions to buy for a 401(k), you must decide: should you do...
5 Retirement Risks That Bite
By: Jack Waymire
You are exposed to five potentially catastrophic financial risks, unless you are lucky enough to be in the top 15% of wage earners who have...
Financial Literacy is Saying, “What Would Mom Do?” Before Every Purchase
By: Brian Kuhn
Financial literacy is important. Despite the nationwide push by companies, websites, the federal governments and the school systems the statistics show that not only are...
Tools to Construct Global Equity Portfolios
By: Ron Surz
It is a global market with many investors seeking global diversification. In the following I offer guidance on global equity market asset allocation. Asset allocation...
Our Global Economy is Essentially a “House of Cards”
By: Guy Conger
For years now we have seen much published conjecture regarding the Fed and when it will raise rates. There are certain economic factors the Fed...
How a Proper Financial Plan can Ease Client Tension
By: James Cornehlsen
When it comes to massage therapy, most first-time clients anticipate a relaxing, slow and gentle rub down that will warm up tissue and ease tension...
Should Financial Planners Implement Their Own Plans? – upd May 2015
By: Jack Waymire
One of the seamier sides of the financial services industry is reps and agents who use financial plans to help them sell investment and insurance...