And Why does it Matter? “I demand the sum of… one million dollars.” A million dollars may not mean as much as it did when Dr. Evil* came of age in the 1960s. Even so, it is a significant threshold that continues to be a target for...
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A Match Made in Financial Heaven The Needs of DIY Investors I have spent most of my financial services career serving Do-It-Yourself investors, people who choose to make their own investment decisions rather than go through an investment advisor. Over the years, I have seen many accounts...
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What should I invest in? Quick Answer: It Depends If you go to a bank branch to get advice on what to invest in, your advisor will probably ask you some questions to determine your risk profile, and then her computer will produce a portfolio of mutual...
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Welcome Welcome to Money Architect Financial Planning, a new financial planning practice that will join with you, whatever your stage in life, in order to take you from a place of uncertainty and discontent to confidence and contentment. Why Money Architect? Money is a shorthand way of referring...
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When I told a co-worker at my previous place of employment that I was going to open a fee-for-service, advice-only financial planning practice, her immediate response was, “Why should anybody pay for that? A financial advisor will do that for free!” Advice-Only Financial Planning: a small...
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