There are two groups of people in the professional world. You have the entrepreneurs, who create, organize, operate and grow businesses; and the employees, who keep those businesses chugging along doing whatever it is they do best. Now there are a whole host of differences between these key players in the American workforce. Today we’re Read More
Posts Categorized: Retirement
Seven ways flying planes is like preparing for your financial future
What better way to explain the ins and outs of personal finance than by combining two of my own passions: making a positive impact on people’s financial lives, and flying planes. That’s right. I’m an investment advisor representative by profession, and a pilot on the side. I grew up flying float planes around Lake Champlain Read More
Money Mishaps (Part 2): Didn’t save for retirement right after college
It’s time for the next millennial money blunder in our series. Everyone knows saving for retirement is important, right? You hear it all the time, from your parents, in the news, from us. Why then is it so darn hard to get started? Well, life happens to you, bills start piling up, and slowly but Read More
Avoid a financial freak out: What you should be focusing on
Everyone worries about money at some point. Financial stress can keep people up at night, strain relationships, and just wreak overall havoc on your daily life. In fact, according to a recent study, 23% of Americans (36% of Millennials!!) suffer from PTSD type symptoms related to financial anxiety. Not good. We’d like to help Read More
Career move: What to do with that old 401(k)
When you make the decision to leave your employer and start anew, you’ve got all kinds of questions running through your head. Will I like my new job? Am I making the right choice for my career? Will my new colleagues be awesome, or a total drag? One thing that can catch people off guard Read More
Striking a balance: Saving for retirement AND your kids’ college
We all want our kids to have every opportunity in the world, and to achieve whatever they’re striving to accomplish. As parents, we provide them with every path to success that we can. One of the biggest financial goals out there for parents is to help pay to send their kids to college. Then reality Read More