Retirement: You Might Need to Visualize It to Realize It

August 25, 2014

As a financial planner, I feel that it is important to encourage people to realistically think about what their retirement will look like. No matter how young or old, now is always a good time to plan for the future. It is not uncommon for some of these popular questions to come up during a typical conversation: Continue reading “Retirement: You Might Need to Visualize It to Realize It”

How Your “Time Perspective” Can Impact Your Marriage

December 23, 2013

Last week, my wife wrote a blog post to kick off the “couples and money” series.  One of the hot button “budget busters” she talked about was the urge to splurge on non-essential luxury items like clothes, purses, household items, etc. (I thought her timing was perfect for the busiest shopping period of the year.) Admittedly, she isn’t the only one in our household with a taste for big ticket items as I have a long list of wants (definitely not needs) on my list for Santa.  I would love to have a paddleboard, upgraded golf clubs, football season tickets for next season, or a trip to Brazil for the World Cup.  Continue reading “How Your “Time Perspective” Can Impact Your Marriage”