The Cautious Investor

By Jean Marie Daley There are seemingly endless options when it comes to picking a retirement plan that is best for yourself and your business and there is much nuance to the differences between each type of plan. With that nuance comes room for customization and flexibility, but also leaves room for confusion and error…

By Jonathan Lapine CPA, CFP® The feeling of readying oneself for retirement can cover the entire spectrum of emotions.  Among the more obvious ones – joy, relief, anxiety – confusion also can creep into the mix as folks sit down to chart out their income in retirement.  From the retiree’s perspective, reading and understanding all…

By Ryan Glinn, CFP®, MBA, , CLTC® The student loan debt in America hit record highs in 2020. In fact, the last ten years has seen the U.S. student loan debt increase more than 100 percent.[1] More than $1.5 trillion of outstanding student loan debt exists across more than 165 million accounts.[2] While student debt…

By Paulette C. Pasquale CFP® A second home can be a place where multiple generations can come together and celebrate or a getaway home for a change of scenery.  It can be a fitting perk that complements your retirement lifestyle.  The obvious costs are easy to compute, but so are the hidden costs if they…

By Ryan Glinn, CFP®, MBA, CLTC® WHAT IS INFLATION? According to our dear friends at Merriam-Webster, economic inflation is defined as “a continuing rise in the general price level usually attributed to an increase in the volume of money and credit relative to available goods and services.” To be a bit more concise, inflation is…

By Jean Marie Daley Your credit rating will be used in many big scenarios throughout your life and can affect your access to quality lenders. With March being National Credit Education month, there is no better time to discuss the application of credit and the importance of maintaining good credit health. The term credit was…

By Ryan Glinn CFP®, MBA, , CLTC® The year 2020 is in the books (thankfully), but now it is tax time. While 2019’s tax filing deadline was pushed back to July 15th due to COVID-19, 2020’s tax filing deadline is back to the standard April 15th. Maybe we are on track for some semblance of…

By Jean Marie Daley Back in March, Congress approved a $2.2 trillion dollar stimulus package referred to as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES). This was a bipartisan effort to protect Americans from the fallout of COVID-19 by providing quick and direct economic assistance to individuals, families, and businesses. Although this was…

By Jonathan Lapine, CPA, CFP® For investors who utilize diversified portfolios, particularly those approaching or in retirement, Bonds can often represent a significant portion of one’s overall portfolio. With Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently confirming the Fed’s desire to keep interest rates low for the foreseeable future, some have begun to question the efficacy…

By Paulette C. Pasquale,CFP® During this past six months, our lives have been impacted in many ways, some enlightening, some disturbing and many in between.  For some, it is causing them to consider retirement sooner rather than later.  Perhaps their job has been eliminated, or perhaps they are concerned about their health with returning to…