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3 Steps to Prevent and Avoid Fights Over Estates
A death in the family is traumatic and stressful, and something which all affected must come to terms with in their own way and in their own time. Unfortunately, the time during which emotions are running hot are usually also when family members need to come together and agree. In this ‘perfect storm’ of emotions,…
New Baby? Saving for their Future and Yours
Congratulations! You are the proud parent of a bouncing baby boy or girl. Better yet, maybe one is on the way. Suddenly you feel compelled, almost inexplicably to start them a savings plan. You might have even searched the internet for “Educational Savings Accounts” and had this come up. I hate to burst your bubble,…
I’m Getting Divorced. Who Can Help Me?
If you are going through a divorce right now, chances are high that you have a lot on your plate dealing with the death of your union. If you are the spouse who didn’t have much to do with managing the finances, you’re probably just now trying to learn what all of these things are…401(k),…
Dealing with Times of Transition
I am putting together a series of blog posts on dealing with times of transition. These are not meant to “put a bow” on a complex situation, but to highlight a couple of items that are easy to miss when you are making complicated decisions that have long term consequences in a time when you…
Update from Yale
Every year LPL’s Advisory leadership takes over one of the premier business schools in the country. Active professors take advisors through the cutting edge of finance in academia. It is the most worthwhile conference of the year for me. This year, the top 125 Advisory practices at LPL took over the Yale School of Management.…
This is Why We Plan
Plan with the ‘why’ in mind– this is my new mantra and if you’ve ever had a difficult time reaching one of your goals, maybe it should be yours too. So many times in our lives, we focus our energy on the process or the ‘how’ of planning–for instance, “how am I going to…
Dana Gailan earns his CFP(R)
Dana Gailan has received the Certified Financial Planning (CFP) designation. To earn this designation, an individual must meet education, examination, experience, and ethics standards established by the Certified Financial Planners Board of Standards (CFP Board). Find out more about the CFP marks here. Congratulations Dana on this great accomplishment!
Current Conditions
Not since the precarious days of 2007 has the market gone so long without corrections of 5%, 10%, and 20%. Is the streak about to end? Geopolitical speculation is running rampant (think Middle East, Ukraine, Scotland, etc.) and September-October has a bad reputation. A dozen of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 20 biggest one-day drops…