The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) estimates that regardless of potential pitfalls, more than 9 million consumers invest in vacation timeshares each year. Yet, buying vacation timeshares has become synonymous with bad financial investment in recent years. In fact, according …
posted in ArticlesMany people have a portfolio rich in oil companies stocks, because they viewed them as a safe investment. However, oil prices are now extremely low primarily due to the amount of oil being produced by new extraction techniques such as …
posted in ArticlesMortgage debts, which are among the most common forms of American debt, are frequent topics of discussion between financial planners and their clients. Typically, the advice of financial planners is to wait on paying off a mortgage quickly, since it …
posted in ArticlesProfessors at the University of Utah wanted to better understand the full financial cost faced by patients afflicted with Alzheimer’s, both for them and for their families in the aftermath of their disease. Their research has discovered that families with …
Raising kids is expensive, and no matter how you look at it, a certain amount of financial planning needs to be done to make sure the kids are being taken care of, from monthly expenses to saving for children’s college …
Two percent of financial planners are African-American according to Time, a number that planners like Lazetta Rainey Braxton are working to change. Braxton, 42, is the president of the Association of African American Financial Advisors, also known as Quad-A, a …
Many people view financial planners as stock market wizards with a Nostradamus like gift for predicting the ebb and flow of the financial markets. Beyond the fact that investing is an endlessly complex world, a good financial planner would do …
It’s no secret that the millennial generation is different. Between the technology they’ve experienced (and even invented) and new rules of etiquette when corresponding through social networks, the distance between millennials and other generations spans more than just years – …
Individuals, families, and businesses that are interested in charitable giving can make tax-deductible donations through a donor-advised fund (DAF). Donating through a DAF is the most advantageous way for you to get tax deductions for any type of charitable giving. …
For many, retiring as soon as possible is the primary goal of prudent financial planning. Engaging an experienced financial planner and taking advantage of their wisdom when it comes to navigating through a sea of 401k’s and IRA’s can be …