Why Business Owners Develop Financial Blind Spots
Many business owners become so focused on growing the company that they rarely step back and look at their personal financial picture.
Many business owners become so focused on growing the company that they rarely step back and look at their personal financial picture.
Financial planning and financial advice happen at the intersection of “Your Life” and “Your Money.” The challenge is that many people make financial decisions in isolation rather than viewing them as connected parts of a larger picture.
Many people treat financial planning like a one-time task. They open retirement accounts, invest money, maybe create a simple estate plan, and assume they are set for life. But life does not stay the same for very long.
How do you reconcile your head and your heart when the two seem at odds—especially when money is involved?
When markets feel gloomy, and headlines grow louder, an advisor helps separate noise from reality
One of the biggest questions families ask is simple but important: What’s the best way to pass assets to loved ones after we’re gone? Two common tools are Transfer-on-Death (TOD) designations and trusts. Both can work well—but they do very different jobs. Transfer-on-Death (TOD): Simple and Direct A Transfer-on-Death designation lets you name who receives...
Financial markets, news, social media, and even the church potluck are saturated with commentary. Intelligence and information are common; discipline is scarce.
Thanksgiving was born out of hardship, meant to unify the nation, and still serves as a reminder to be grateful and united today.
When it comes to investing, stories can be powerful. A good story can make people excited, confident, or even a little fearful — and those emotions can move the market just as much as company performance does. When that happens, people start buying or selling based on headlines and hype rather than what a company is actually worth.
Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra once said, “Baseball is 90% mental; the other half is physical.” The same can be said about money and investing — 90% of it is behavior, and the other “half” is knowledge.