The second quarter of 2019 is in-the-books for investors…how did you do? Paul Fain, certified financial planner and president of Asset Planning Corporation, discusses the results for investors this week on WBIR. THE MONTH OF MAY WAS LOUSY, BUT HOW DID THE MARKET RALLY BACK IN JUNE? We did see some improvements in the month…
The “2019 Trends in Investing Survey” was published earlier this month in the Journal of Financial Planning. Our Money Man, Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain, joins us now to review the survey’s findings. ACCORDING TO THE SURVEY, WHAT ARE FINANCIAL ADVISERS RECOMMENDING TO THEIR INVESTMENT CLIENTS? 88% Exchange-Traded Funds (increased from 40 percent of advisers…
Do I need a trust? Even if one’s financial life is fairly uncomplicated, whether you are 28 or 88 years old, everyone should have an estate plan for their stuff. But do you need a trust? Paul Fain, certified financial planner at Asset Planning Corporation, answers some questions about estate planning. WHAT IS IN…
This morning we have a “viewer” question about 529 College Savings Plans…are they the best way to save for college? Let’s ask our Money Man, Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain. PAUL, WE KNOW THAT COLLEGE IS EXPENSIVE, REALLY EXPENSIVE, WHAT IS THE CURRENT PRICE TAG FOR A 4-YEAR DEGREE? The College Board’s average cost…
Deal or No Deal? Let’s talk what everyone’s talking about, the trade war with China and tariffs. What is the bottom line –the impact on your money? Paul Fain, president of Asset Planning Corporation, joins us again this morning with your Sunday Money. PAUL, LET’S START WITH BASIC QUESTIONS: WHY IS THERE A TRADE WAR…
From Thanksgiving to the New Year, we often pause to give more charitably, to express our gratitude, and to reflect on life lessons learned. The life lessons resounding in my mind play like a Jim Croce song, “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape. You don’t spit into the wind. You don’t pull the mask off…
The Financial Planning Association recently bestowed its lifetime achievement award, the P. Kemp Fain Jr. Award, to Harold Evensky, a Certified Financial Planner and professor of financial planning at Texas Tech University. Here are our tips on how to select the right financial planner! SO FOR SOMEONE LOOKING FOR FINANCIAL ADVICE, WHERE DO THEY BEGIN? It’s…
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……
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…
Featured in the Knoxville News Sentinel: August 29, 2018 Recently, a friend asked me to review a sales pitch for an alternative investment product. As he repeated the “Financial Adviser” sales terminology, I cringed. Any time I hear words like “guaranteed” or “low risk” in the same sentence as “up to 8 percent return,” my…