Here we go again: The Federal Reserve just raised the federal funds’ interest rate target for the third time this year. Now that it has happened, how might it affect your investments? Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain joins us now with five things to keep in mind. LET’S REVIEW WHAT THE FEDERAL FUNDS RATE IS……
Harold Evensky, CFP® to receive the 2018 P. Kemp Fain, Jr., Award Financial Planning Association to Honor Financial Planning Luminary With the Profession’s Highest Award (September 27, 2018) – The Financial Planning Association® (FPA®), the country’s largest membership association for CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®) professionals and those who support the financial planning process, is pleased…
Since the shocking Equifax data breach announced last September, the cyber criminals have been busy! It is more important than ever to protect your finances in the digital world. Paul Fain, president of Asset Planning Corporation, joins with a Sunday Money update on cyber-security. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE NOTABLE DATA BREACHES THIS…
Hurricane Florence made landfall on Friday and millions have been affected by this latest natural disaster. Our moneyman, Paul Fain, president of Asset Planning Corporation joins us now with the essential things to assemble a financial emergency kit for your household. PAUL, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT A PHYSICAL KIT? Both physical and digital…
If you ever have the opportunity to travel abroad, such as a visit to Europe, how should you handle money…cash or credit card? What about exchange rates? And security? Paul Fain, president of Asset Planning Corporation, joins us with some international travel tips for your wallet. PAUL, IF YOU ARE GOING OVERSEAS, WHAT IS…
Featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel: June 19, 2018 Recently, I have been having mixed feelings about social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, i.e., what are the positive and negative contributions to my overall well-being? On the positive side, it is often uplifting to follow current events in the lives of friends and family members (births,…
On Memorial Day we honored the fallen heroes that have served and sacrificed for our country. How was our economy influenced by military conflict? STARTING WITH WORLD WAR II (1941-45), HOW DID IT IMPACT OUR ECONOMY AND AMERICAN FAMILIES? World War II pulled us out of the Great Depression. American industry was revitalized by…
It is wedding season! Along with marital bliss, get out your checkbook, just ask the Royal Family! SO INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW, THE ROYAL WEDDING RIVETED THE WORLD, WHAT DID IT COST? The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle cost an estimated $45….million. Security: $40+ million Wedding dress: $430,000 Wedding cake:…
Often balancing employment, kids, spouse, and maintaining a household, moms are exhausted! Each year Salary.com estimates the monetary value of being a mom. Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain joined WBIR to explain the Mother’s Day Index 2018. WHAT DOES SALARY.COM ESTIMATE AS A TYPICAL MOTHER’S EQUIVALENT WAGE? At least $112,962 based on a mom’s…
Paul Fain of Asset Planning Corporation will be the keynote speaker at the Financial Planning Association’s Annual Retreat (https://fparetreat.org/) to be held April 23-26 at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, Arizona. With his talk billed as “A Pioneer, A Profession, A Practice and A Planner,” Paul plans to share the highs and the lows, the…