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Paul Fain, CFP®

Don’t Believe Everything You Hear About Money

Blog, General Planning, Retirement PlanningBy Paul Fain, CFP®May 12, 2023

Don’t Believe Everything You Hear About Money Paul Fain, CFP® When it comes to money, some people believe ridiculous things. Where do we get these money beliefs? Usually from family or society. Here are some examples: “Money can’t buy happiness.” To a degree, sure it can. While money can’t buy a feeling, having money can

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Uneasy Investors Should Focus On What They Can Control

Blog, InvestingBy Paul Fain, CFP®April 11, 2023

Uneasy Investors Should Focus On What They Can Control Paul Fain, CFP® Current events remind me of a rip current at the beach. Once swept into it, you have two choices: 1) fight against the undertow and risk a bad outcome; or 2) go with the flow until you are carried to calmer, more predictable

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Do Your Homework Before Hiring a Financial Professional

Blog, General PlanningBy Paul Fain, CFP®March 7, 2023

Do Your Homework Before Hiring a Financial Professional Paul Fain, CFP® So you need financial advice. Where will you get it? Often a specific event or a long-term need will trigger the search for professional guidance. Furthermore, you may not have the expertise, the time or the desire to research, plan or manage certain aspects

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How did Financial Predictions for 2022 Fare?

Blog, InvestingBy Paul Fain, CFP®February 1, 2023

How did Financial Predictions for 2022 Fare? Paul Fain, CFP® “Forecasting is difficult because it concerns the future,” goes an old Danish proverb. What makes forecasting so unreliable? The unknown. At the beginning of last year, we didn’t know that Russia would invade Ukraine, that China’s stringent zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy would strangle its economy, that

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For Some, Bonds are Like a Horror Movie

Blog, InvestingBy Paul Fain, CFP®November 15, 2022

For Some, Bonds are Like a Horror Movie Paul Fain, CFP® This year feels like watching a horror movie in the bond market. Van Helsing (the Federal Reserve) is combating Dracula (inflation), trying to put a stake (interest rate increases) through the cash-flow sucker’s heart. Only eight months into these aggressive rate increases, it is

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Investors have questions about inflation, the possibility of a recession

Blog, InvestingBy Paul Fain, CFP®October 5, 2022

Investors have questions about inflation, the possibility of a recession Paul Fain, CFP®   What is on the mind of investors this month? Mostly concern. There is much negative chatter about inflation, recession and a double-dip bear market. Here are some of the frequent investor questions that I am hearing: ∎ “Is the bear market

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Fair doesn’t always mean equal when distributing wealth

Blog, Estate PlanningBy Paul Fain, CFP®September 1, 2022

Fair doesn’t always mean equal when distributing wealth Paul Fain, CFP®   When the final bell tolls, how much money do you want to leave to your children? How much is too much? How much is too little? It is almost a rhetorical question since there isn’t a right or wrong answer. Years ago, I

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The key to financial security? It comes back to budgeting

Blog, Cash Flow PlanningBy Paul Fain, CFP®August 8, 2022

The key to financial security? It comes back to budgeting Paul Fain, CFP®   A global economic slowdown and raging inflation have many households examining their spending choices. In good times and bad, budgeting is perhaps the most important tool to help you reach the goals in your personal financial plan. According to a 2020

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Elder care hits hard; seek insurance advice and plan early

Blog, Elder Care PlanningBy Paul Fain, CFP®July 8, 2022

Elder care hits hard; seek insurance advice and plan early Paul Fain, CFP®   “Old age comes at a bad time! When you finally know everything, you start to forget everything you know.” (source unknown) The Grand Dame of our family (we’ll call her “Ella”), 93 years old, has had a rough past five years:

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Inflation is challenging. Take a breath and re-balance your investment portfolio

Blog, InvestingBy Paul Fain, CFP®May 26, 2022

Inflation is challenging. Take a breath and re-balance your investment portfolio Paul Fain, CFP®   “I will survive!” sang Gloria Gaynor in the 1970s. Back then, it could have been a battle cry: Oil prices surged, inflation peaked at 14%, and the U.S. stock market plunged 45%. Almost 50 years later, we are facing challenges

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