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Missing A Step
A caller to our financial helpline told me last week, “ I am terrible at money management.” Well, after talking ...
Training Calls from Hades
To understand the types of calls we receive on the financial helpline, new-to-the-firm CFP's (not the same as new CFP's ...
Can Injuries Help Us Assess Risk?
I’m usually a good sleeper, but the other day I lost a battle with the sleep thief Insomnia. The reason ...
Don’t Shoot the Messenger
“Good luck getting anyone to show up.” That is how I was greeted during a recent visit to one of ...
Health Savings Accounts for Health and Wealth
Can the Health Savings Account double as a retirement account? In some ways it can and no one is talking ...
Heath and Wealth—A Great Wellness Program Combination
It makes sense that the same skills are required to make changes in our health and to make changes in ...
My Personal Journey into Becoming a Financial Educator
Have you ever wandered into a new coffee shop or off the beaten path restaurant only to discover, "Hey, this ...
Why We Practice What We Preach (Part II)
Welcome back. I hope your time away from my blathering was enjoyable. So where was I? Oh that’s right, my ...
Time for a Change
Despite it's never-ending and (often questionable) invention of "innovative" new financial products, services, and securities, the financial services industry is ...
Are Target Date Funds a Good Idea?
There's an awkward moment in virtually every conversation I have with HR executives about retirement plan education when they ask ...
Two Training Meetings—Three Slides
This week I started training on a new workshop. So far, I have had two training sessions and my progress ...
Emotions vs. Numbers
One of the questions that I have fielded more often than other questions in my career as a financial planner ...