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Unsexy Finances for People Solving Important Problems

I’m thinking of changing my firm’s tagline to “Unsexy finances for people solving important problems.” A friend of mine pointed me to this LinkedIn post: And it got me a’thinkin’.
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Why You Might Want A Professional to Manage Your Investments

Or “Why just putting all your money in the S&P 500 isn’t enough.” (Okay, probably isn’t enough. I’m not allowed to say much that is definitive about investing.) Recently I
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Should You Roll Your Old 401(k) into an IRA? Maybe. What Else Might You Do?

Do you have an old 401(k)? Or possibly four? The best time to make a decision about an old 401(k) is shortly after leaving the company. The next best time
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What Clients Really Care About (from our 2023 and 2024 Client Feedback Surveys). Do You Agree?

After two years of annual client-feedback surveys, I have learned two important things: I suck at writing client-feedback surveys. Talking with a financial planner who really knows and cares for
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Not “CAN I retire early?” but “HOW do I retire early?” Making a Retirement Plan When You’re Still Young.

“When can I retire?”“Can I retire when I’m 55?” Our clients, many in their 30s or 40s, ask us such questions all the time. The thing is, if all you
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Top 11 Reasons that People Reach Out to Us for Financial Planning Help

Do you recognize yourself in any of these situations? While everyone’s finances are complicated (if nothing else, because their lives are complicated), there’s actually a fairly short list of reasons
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January 8, 2019
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