Aug 20, 2021 | Estate Planning, Housing, Retirement, Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Putting your House in a Trust” Trusts aren’t just for the uber-wealthy. Anyone with financial or physical assets may consider setting one up to make life a little bit easier for those you leave behind when you die. When you establish a trust,...
Aug 13, 2021 | Investing, Investing Goals, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Changing the way You Feel About Money” Writer Ben Carlson over at A Wealth of Common Sense, recently published an article discussing how we feel about money and I thought it did a wonderful job explaining that our feelings towards money are usually...
Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Is $1 Million still worth $1 Million?” There is a lot of talk recently about inflation and what effect it will have on our purchasing power in the coming years. I think it’s an important topic and one worth considering, but if we zoom out, what effect does...
Jul 1, 2021 | Retirement, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “7 Important Ages for Retirement Planning” The amount of decisions and timeframes that arrive at your doorstep as you head into retirement can be overwhelming. It’s hard to keep track of what age you become eligible for Medicare vs. when you can...
Jun 25, 2021 | Health Care, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Medical Debt, a Uniquely American Problem” Having spent many years living overseas, I was surprised and saddened upon my return to the USA to see just how complex and expensive the American healthcare system had become. I do realize and appreciate that...
Jun 10, 2021 | Investing, Weekly Financial Thought
Blog “Is Now the Time for Individual Stocks?” This post was certainly relevant when we first wrote it back in April of 2020. However, over a year later, and a reminder of how picking individual stocks usually pans out can be valuable. It’s not that...