Financial Planning

How Do You Plan Right Now?

The world has changed a lot. And is continuing to change a lot. And there is more change coming. The bottom line is that you have a lot you can plan for now, but you may not have as much to plan for if you wait!

Financial Literacy - Where Do We Start?

You don’t necessarily need to enroll in a big fancy course. Much of financial literacy stems from an understanding of the basics. Here are 10 questions you need to ask yourself today!

10 Questions You Need to Be Asking Your Financial Advisor

Complexity can lead to confusion. Confusion can lead to inaction. Inaction can lead to lost dollars. Don’t let complexity cost you. Use these ten questions to help you find an individual you can trust to guide you in turning complexity into opportunity.

Did You Miss This in Your Retirement Plan?

Have you ever considered your marital status during retirement – and its financial and social impact that it may have on you?

Too Much Information

As of January 2021 there are over 1.83 billion websites on the internet. There is no doubt that the instant availability of information has been life changing. However - if we aren’t careful - it could be our demise.

How to Lower Your Tax Bracket in Retirement

We were honored to have our friend Jim Farmer, Managing Partner of Financial Strategies Group, LLP join us this week as our special guest. We discuss Jim's two part article that he had published in Forbes explaining strategies you can use to possibly lower your tax bracket in retirement.

Has Investment Risk Changed?

A lot has changed, but the risk and reward relationship has not.  Our CFA Aaron Kennedy said it best when he said "You deserve the return you get." This week learn about the Risk Pyramid and learn about 3 things you could be doing now with your investments.

Do You Cut and Paste Your Decisions About Money?

Think of your 3 favorite restaurants. Now imagine the head chef from each made his/her very best dish for you. Sounds splendid, right? Now imagine if you took a big bowl and mixed these three dishes together with a wire whisk. How does that sound? Not so good, right? So why do we do that with our money? We cut and paste every strategy that sounds good and mix it all together. No matter how superb each strategy may be, when you mix the 3 they may not mesh well together at all.

What is Your Relationship with Money?

Allow yourself to live LIFE on purpose. Remember, life isn’t about money, it's about living. Learn to control your money so it doesn’t control you.

What is Your Greatest Financial Fear?

This is your 2021 challenge: Dig deep—what is your greatest financial fear? Once you've figured that out, the next question you need to ask is 'why?' Our in-house CFA Aaron Kennedy also joins us this week to share a market update.

The Retirement Dream

Imagine that you’ve worked 45 years and saved all you can only to hear that taxes are going to crush your retirement goals. Don't worry, there's hope! Learn how you can retire and stay retired successfully.

Congress Update

This week we talk about the updates to the economic relief package. So if you're a farmer, rancher, business owner, or non-profit, you don't want to miss this week's episode.