Author: Yusuf Abugideiri, CFP

Investors continually make predictions about the future, trying to “beat” the market and, in many instances, failing to do so. While there are instances when these predictions turn out in their favor, many of these predictions turn out to be pretty comical in retrospect. We’ve...
Topics: Financial Planning

Daniel Levinson, a psychologist and one of the founders of the positive adult development field, suggests that “at about 28 the provisional character of the twenties is ending and life is becoming more serious…[during] the Age-Thirty Crisis, between age 28 and 32…it is not uncommon...
Topics: Financial Planning

If you asked a room of 100 people to define the “perfect” investment, you may not get 100 answers, but you’d certainly get more than one. And more than one answer may be correct! The criteria for judging the merits of an investment include the...
Topics: Economy and Investing

Planning for higher education costs is frequently a topic we discuss with our Clients. It can be tricky to decide when and how to start saving  because of the unknown factors that make estimating college costs challenging. We have used this space before to discuss...
Topics: Financial Planning

When life happens, the financial aspects of figuring out what to do next can make taking that next step an overwhelming task. Using policies to manage cash flow on an ongoing basis removes the budgetary uncertainties and clarifies the financial ripple effects of a given…

Topics: Financial Planning