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Are Millennial Women Spending Enough to Reach Financial Goals?
As a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ (CFP®), I often hear from millennial women, “But Mr. Brewer I don’t have any money to invest!” But I usually respond with, “Could there be funds available that you just don’t know about?” Let’s examine what might be going on. Credit cards make spending money easy but without making us think much about…
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Turn Defined Contribution Plans into an Employee Benefit?
Few people refer to their 401(k) as a “defined contribution plan.” In fact, many people appear to perceive a 401(k) or for that matter a 403(b) plan as an “investment plan.” Many employers view their 401(k) plan as an optional, take-it-or-leave-it employee benefit. Historically, people who went into teaching and other public sector careers received…
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Use a Health Savings Account to Pay for Retirement, Medical Costs Tax Free!
The health savings account (HSA) is an often misunderstood financial planning tool. A health savings account (HSA) is a tax-advantaged medical savings account available to taxpayers in the United States who are enrolled in a high-deductible health plan (HDHP). Some people confuse it with a flexible savings account (FSA). However, if I told you could…
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What Should You Really Be Getting Out of Your Financial Plan?
The term financial plan gets thrown around casually these days. The term financial advisor is, believe it or not, equally applied to insurance agents, stockbrokers, investment adviser representatives, and those with advanced designations such as the Certified Financial Professional (CFP®). That said, some financial planners will deliver, what I call, “an assessment that does not…
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