Fee-only financial planners are shifting away from charging clients based on a percentage of assets in search of models that are free of...

This one of the best articles on this concept in budgeting that I have seen.  Do you find yourself saying “Just this once.”? Steve...

Belle Beth Cooper has some very interesting ideas in this article. It’s worth looking at. Steve =========================================...

Our view of what makes us happy has changed markedly since 1938. That is the conclusion of the psychologist Sandie McHugh from the...

There are some great messages here about “knowing yourself”. Steve ================================================ This is an...

Social security is a great insurance policy. But sometimes people mistakenly regard it as just one more investment that they should try...

In order to measure how successful we have been so far in life, we need to look at the little things instead of focusing on the big...

The following blog is provided by Jim Parker of Dimensional Fund Advisors on the roles that an advisor should play in your financial...

Kelly came to journalism after about a decade of working as a trial lawyer. Despite a high-paying legal career and a marriage to an...

Mastering any craft arguably takes just two things: time and diligence. To do your job better you simply need to focus on dedicating...

I’ve been surprised by a lot of things as a financial adviser. One of the biggest surprises has ended up playing a critical role in my...

Each week, I’ll share interesting resources I’ve found related to money, behavior, emotion, and anything else that catches my eye. My...

A happy and fulfilling retirement means different things to different people. For you, it may mean transitioning from a full-time career...

Yourself To Blame by Mayme White Miller If things go bad for you And make you a bit ashamed Often you will find out that You have...

Delaying Social Security Can Add UpDetermining when to collect Social Security benefits may be one of the most significant retirement...

Earlier this week, we began discussing some of the more pervasive and enduring facts and fictions surrounding the value premium. But it’s...

The Pew Research Center reported last week that nearly a quarter of American adults had not read a single book in the past year. As in,...

If I could go back in time, I’d introduce my 22-year-old self to a quotation by the writer Brian Andreas: “Everything changed the day she...

I am a huge fan of actor Bill Duke. In fact, I just watched him in one of my all time favorite movies, Predator (a must have for your man...