Don’t let FOMO or a golfing buddy rule your investing decisions | Paul Fain, CFP®   Where do you get the financial information upon which you base your investment decisions? If we are being honest, the answer for many people is probably: a family member, a cable television show, or a magazine or newsletter. “Well Paul, you

Feeling Pessimistic? Zoom Out. | Kevin Miller   The sky is falling! The world is coming unglued!  We all feel this way at some point.  I think most of us know, and are grateful for, the fact that life is much easier now for most people than it was for folks a century ago.  But it’s

Want results from your investments? Don’t get emotional | Paul Fain, CFP®   Famed investor Benjamin Graham once said, “The investor’s chief problem, and even his worst enemy, is likely to be himself.” DALBAR, a financial market research firm, conducts an annual study of investor behavior. With 25 years of data, the study’s conclusion is frighteningly

Here’s how to develop a gold-medal financial plan in 2021 | Paul Fain, CFP®   This summer, I have taken up competitive swimming (for folks over age 50). As a rookie, I never realized how many components are involved in a gold-medal performance. For example, Olympic swimmers have excellent stroke technique, strength, endurance; as well as,

Investment Themes for the Next 10 Years | Paul Fain, CFP®   When is the best time to invest in the stock market? What about now? Are stocks too over-priced? One of the U.S. stock market’s measures of value, price-to-earnings ratio, is running high by historical standards (37 today vs. 17 historically).  In other words,

A Broken Record | Randee Schoenike   As our children enter adulthood, we hope they remember all the conversations we had about personal finances.  Many financial gurus have written about the principles of financial wellness in their how-to books. The five big ones we always return to with our children are: Always spend less than