Basic Investing Building Block #3 By Steve Carlson and Jonathan McAlister   How can you reduce investment risk? Diversification! Diversification in investing is a technique whereby you allocate your money in different financial instruments, industries, etc. By doing so you reduce your risk by limiting your exposure to any single company. Simply put: Do not

How Will the Presidential Election Impact My Financial Plan? | Paul Fain   Consider these election headlines: “Should you hoard cash before the election?” “This election could help make or break your retirement.” “The nastiest election of our lifetime.” “A Trump win will tank the market.” Were these headlines published last week? No, they are all

The Power of Giving | Jonathan McAlister   “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime”. In my time at Asset Planning Corporation, I have seen this quote above lived out by my coworkers. I have seen them give

5 Tips to Prepare for Market Turbulence | Paul Fain   Many investors are switching their concerns from the coronavirus to the stock market. If the resurgent virus forces a new economic shutdown, and if everyone is forced to stay-at-home again, will the stock market take another 30% hit? Of course, the bottom line is:

What you think you know, but you didn’t until you needed it… by Kathy Patty   For the past few years, I have been taking care of my mom. In July of 2017, she fell and broke her hip and was in rehabilitation for two months. Then about six months later, our family noticed her

Use the Pandemic as a Test Drive for Retirement | Paul Fain Unless you are an essential worker, you have probably spent most of the last three months sheltering in place at home during the COVID pandemic. If you are a sales or client service worker, or consultant, or computer-based worker, or the like, it