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Making healthcare, dependent care and flexible spending choices? Auto loans? Buy or lease? Refinance? 15 vs 30 yr. mortgage? Fixed or adjustable rate? Home equity line of credit? Best credit card?
Saving enough? How much will you need? Understanding your 401k, 403b or SEP plans? Social security expectations? Rollovers? Is a Roth or traditional IRA best for you? How to handle ESOP and stock options? Retirement health care? Annuities or reverse mortgages?
Worried about paying for college? Need help with the FAFSA process? Pre-paid tuition and dorm programs? 529 Plans? What is the most cost effective meal plan? What about student loans, grants & other financial aid?
Are you properly investing among stocks, funds, treasuries, bonds, & cash or certificates of deposit (CDs)? What are index or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)? Perhaps you pay too much in management fees?
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Retire at 62?
Not so fast!! Doing so may significantly impact your retirement lifestyle. Retiring at 62 instead of 67 (full social security retirement age for many of us) reduces: your social security benefits by 25%. spousal benefits by 35% cost of Living Adjustments (COLA) thereafter spousal death benefits Additionally, once you leave [...]
Maintain Perspective
Markets go up and markets go down. That’s what they do. But then again, you know that. That is why you have invested rationally in quality investments, diversified your portfolio among stocks, bonds and cash — and across industry and geography. So, why the anxiety following recent declines? Most likely [...]
High Deductibles Got You Down?
Although 90% of Americans now how health care coverage, many struggle with the high cost of medical treatment. On top of the premiums, deductibles of $3,000 or more are are common. Here are a few tips that may help reduce your cost of medical care. 1. Know Your Options Your [...]
What’s a “Fee-Only” Planner
A "fee-only" financial advisor receives compensation only from you, like a CPA or attorney, versus being paid through commissions from products they sell. Fee-only financial advisors do not sell products or receive compensation from a brokerage firm, a mutual fund company, an insurance company, or any source other than [...]
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