Financial Planning

Could you be making your mortgage payments more efficiently? Refinancing may offer you the opportunity to align your mortgage more closely with your broader financial goals. That said, refinancing is a complex decision, and many factors will affect your interest rates and optimal payoff timing….

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The word “wellness” is often prefaced with an adjective: for example, physical wellness, financial wellness, or social wellness. If you are unfamiliar with the term, social wellness involves having meaningful relationships and creating a support system that includes family members and friends. This kind of…

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There is no one-size-fits-all definition for the term “financial independence”. In fact, you won’t even find the term in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary. This ambiguity allows for individuals to define the term for themselves. Some may associate financial independence with goals like being on track for...
Topics: Financial Planning, Yeske Buie Millennial

There are many facets of exploration into the Social Security System and the focus is often on when to collect benefits and how much the benefits will be. There are, however, other pieces of Social Security to be reviewed and discussed prior to that time…

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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...
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