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Financial Literacy & Fundamentals
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Employee Benefits: Retirement
The following is a chapter from Employee Benefits: How to Make the Most of Your Stock, Insurance, Retirement, and Executive Benefits by Josh Mungavin CFP®, CRC® and Edited by Chris Boren & Tristan Whittingham. Retirement 401(k), 403(b), & 457 Plans A workplace retirement plan is one of the most common profitable employee benefits employers offer. They…
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Buyer Beware: What Do You Get From Your Advisor?
Although I have never been to Thailand, I have read that you cannot go more than a few feet in a typical town market without someone yelling “same same.” It is the vendor’s way of telling you that what they offer is the same as everyone else, thus encouraging you to end your comparison shopping…
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My loved one passed away. What now? A financial advisor may be a valuable resource.
My dad recently passed away, and a month prior, a very dear client passed away. Both left their spouses to handle the finances, and although they left their affairs organized, extensive detective work was still necessary. Once the initial shock of losing someone subsides and the ceremonial procedures are over—what do you do now financially?…
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What Constitutes the Art of Practicing Financial Planning?
The below chapter is from “The Art of Practicing and the Art of Communication in Financial Planning” (Click here to purchase the book.) Why would one use the word “art” when describing the practice of financial planning? The most highly qualified planners have gone through rigorous education and testing in order to acquire licenses and certifications. They…
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Congress moves to make changes to US retirement system – 3/1/16
Having made substantial changes to the US tax code at the end of 2017, Congress took a step closer to changing the US retirement system a few weeks ago. The House of Representatives passed the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act on May 23 by a large bipartisan margin of 417-3. The bill…
