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Important Questions Investors Fail to Ask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nZ0Yz8AW_0 Last week I reported on the three top questions investors wanted answered when advisors recommended investments. The rankings came from a survey of...
Rick Cited in USA Today Article on 529 Plans
To open a 529 college savings plan for a child or grandchild, you don't have to stick with your own state's plan. You can choose one from another state if it has lower fees or is a better fit for...
What Investors Want to Know But Don’t Know How to Ask
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAe3GmJGXcM When an advisor recommends a particular investment, how do you know it's right for you? Financial writers, myself included, say you need to ask questions....
Article: Dementia and Financial Planning
An October 20 article at New Retirement, titled "How to Deal with Dementia or Alzheimer’s: 5 Retirement Financial Planning Steps," focuses on coping with the financial challenges of dementia. One of...
Can Feeling Grateful Save You Money?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru4QnOsOMJw Do you want to more easily change your over-spending behavior? According to some new research, maybe all you need is a bit of gratitude. Before you brush...
Let Heirs Know Your Legacy Plans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqMlADKxd-4 Estate planning can be one of the most emotionally difficult aspects of financial planning. One often-overlooked aspect of estate planning is talking with...
New York Times on Fiduciary Financial Advisors
The New York Times recently published a thought-provoking article on the issue of fiduciary standards and integrity among financial advisors. The story, by Tara Siegel Bernard, appeared October 10...
Could Your Financial Planner Be Replaced by a Computer?
"Digital Rivals: Weighing the Robo Threat" may sound like a science fiction movie, but it's the title of an October 13 piece by Bruce W. Fraser in Financial Planning. Rick is one of the advisors...
Sarah Cited in College Funding Article
If you feel an emotional obligation to help pay for your grandkids' college costs, don't do it at the expense of your own retirement. That's the primary message in a September 29 article at...
Dare to be Boring: Invest, Don’t Speculate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nru7NBwwHko Recently I heard from an insurance salesman who scolded me for never giving any investment advice except to put all your money into "The Wall Street...
401(k) Investment Choices Not One-Size-Fits-All
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHn-2k2-6j4 Here is a conversation I've had too many times: An acquaintance says proudly that he invests the maximum into his 401(k). I ask what allocation he's made...
State Taxes Add to Cost of Life Insurance, Annuities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vimrLD1ccTk We South Dakotans can be smug about the economic advantages of residing in our income tax-free state. While those advantages are big, we do have a few...
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