America Saves Week is a national effort to set a savings goal, make a savings plan, and save automatically. It all starts when you make a commitment to yourself to save. Are you saving for the right things? Just like your car needs a tune-up, and just like you need...
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Knoxville News Sentinel: How to Move Pending to Progress
Do you have a “pending” file? How long have some of those actions been pending? How many relate to your personal financial plan? Consider the synonyms for “pending": unresolved, unsettled, up in the air, on ice, unfinished, on the back burner. I don’t know about you,...
WBIR: How to Protect Your Money From Tax Scams
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! In recent years, thousands of people have lost millions of dollars and their personal information to tax scams and fake IRS communication. LET’S START WITH THE BOTTOM LINE…THE IRS DOES NOT REQUEST PERSONAL INFORMATION...
Monday Money: Tax Planning Success
It is Tax Season! From coast to coast, taxpayers are scurrying to gather tax documents and to file their 2016 tax returns. Good tax planning can avoid 7 common tax filing mistakes. WHAT ARE THE GOALS OF GOOD TAX PLANNING? Be organized (If you have savings and...
WBIR: Saving for Retirement
If you are thinking about saving for retirement, you probably know that an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is one of your options. But what exactly is an IRA, and is it right for you? Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain recently answered retirement account...
Cybersecurity Series: Tips for Tax Season Success
The time for gathering data and IRS tax filing is upon us. This year more than ever, it’s important to safeguard your personal and tax related information. Taxpayers, tax preparers, and businesses need to work together to prevent identity and asset theft. Here are...
WBIR: What We Can Expect from New Administration
Well, it is official, Donald J. Trump is the President of the United States of America. What should investors now expect from the Trump administration? Paul Fain, president of the-much-smaller-Asset Planning Corporation offers some initial prognostications....
WBIR: Tipping: How Much is Enough?
It is one of the most vexing questions in day-to-day money management…how much should I tip? It’s not always clear how much we should tip – or IF we should tip. Here’s a Q&A on the topic with Certified Financial Planner Paul Fain: PAUL, GIVE US A PRIMER ON MODERN...
Schwab: Why Market Returns May Be Lower in the Future
Why Market Returns May Be Lower in the Future Posted by Paul Fain Market returns on stocks and bonds over the next decade are expected to fall short of historical averages. To read the full article click here.
New Year Resolution: The 50/20/30 Budget
Paul Fain, president of Asset Planning Corporation recently joined Brittany Bade at WBIR television for a Q&A discussing your New Year’s Resolutions. Starting a budget consistently ranks near the top of New Year’s Resolutions. But we all know what happens...