Social Security, Open Enrollment, and the Stock Market

Social Security, Open Enrollment, and the Stock Market – Paul Fain, Knoxville Certified Financial Planner and President of Asset Planning Corporation, has a grab bag of current events and news affecting your finances this week on WBIR’s Sunday Money. WHAT IS MAKING HEADLINES RIGHT NOW? Social Security announced a Cost Of Living Adjustment: 1.6% benefit…

Will Eliminating Some Trading Commissions Affect the Brokerage Industry?

Brokerage giant Charles Schwab & Company may have just changed access to the stock market forever. The giant custodian just announced that it was eliminating all trading commissions on stocks and Exchange-Traded Funds also known as ETF’s. Is this as good as it sounds for YOUR money? Paul Fain, Knoxville Certified Financial Planner and President…

How Do I Declutter My Finances? Keep, Pitch, or Consolidate?

Decluttering is certainly a popular concept these days. So why not go all “Marie Kondo” on your finances? What should you keep, pitch, or consolidate? Paul Fain, Knoxville Certified Financial Planner and President of Asset Planning Corporation, has some tips for how to declutter your finances this week on WBIR’s Sunday Money. THE STUFF JUST…

Founder of Financial Planning Honored on 50th Anniversary

FOUNDER OF FINANCIAL PLANNING HONORED FOR FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF CFP DESIGNATION ASSET PLANNING CORPORATION’S P. KEMP FAIN JR. MENTIONED IN INVESTMENT NEWS ARTICLE   Knoxville, Tennessee, September 19, 2019 – It seems appropriate that on the 50th anniversary of financial planning that one local businessman’s contribution to a new movement and professional designation should be…

Why Should I Bother Investing Outside the United States?

A decade of dominance by United States stocks raises a common question: why bother investing outside the United States? Paul Fain, Knoxville Certified Financial Planner and President of Asset Planning Corporation, answers this question and discusses international investments this week on WBIR’s Sunday Money.   UNITED STATES STOCKS ARE OUTPERFORMING FOREIGN STOCKS RIGHT NOW… BUT…