Allison Vanaski, CFP®

Visualizing Goals for a Confident Financial Future

Visualizing Goals for a Confident Financial Future

“THERE’S NO SCARCITY OF OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A LIVING AT WHAT YOU LOVE. THERE IS ONLY A SCARCITY OF RESOLVE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.” – Wayne Dyer, author and new-age thinker This past year we (Walter and I) wrote a book, “The Millionaire Within”. We are proud to announce that it has been published and that

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Emotional investing

Saving for Retirement as a High-Income Earner

If you are a high-income earning professional, you may need to take additional steps to ensure you are saving enough for retirement. Many investors find that maximizing their company retirement plans may not be enough. You want to make sure you are saving enough in your income-earning years to maintain a similar lifestyle in retirement.

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Bulls and Bears | Investment Advice

Bulls and Bears, Trade and the Fed: Advice for the Head Scratchers

As an investment advisor and partner to our clients, it is our responsibility to put stock market and investment news in proper perspective. While the media is reporting daily on market fluctuations and speculating on what might happen in the short term, it is our duty to help guide you through the ‘noise’ and stay

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5 Steps to Create a Successful Savings Plan

5 Steps to Building a Successful Savings Plan

When it comes to meeting and exceeding your financial goals, the first step is always to come up with a reasonable and achievable budgeting and savings plan. The following steps can help you get a handle on your expenses and establish a clear plan toward building your savings and meeting your financial milestones.

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Bitcoin investing

To Bit or Not to Bit: What Should Investors Make of Bitcoin Mania?

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are receiving intense media coverage, prompting many investors to wonder whether these new types of electronic money deserve a place in their portfolios. Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin emerged only in the past decade. Unlike traditional money, no paper notes or metal coins are involved. No central bank issues the currency, and

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Maximizing Potential: Why Women Succeed As Investors

Maximizing Potential: Why Women Succeed As Investors

Much has been written about the reasons women investors arrive at retirement with less money than men. One of the most obvious reasons is that women are likely to take time off during prime earning periods to have children or take on the role of caretaker for elderly relatives. And despite significant progress in pay

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Investment Goals

Utilizing Investment Opportunities to Achieve Goals

If you are like many conservative investors nearing retirement, adding a higher rate of equities to your portfolio can seem like risky business. But a portfolio that relies too heavily on fixed income carries its own form of risk. In our low-interest rate environment bond yields are low, and if your portfolio isn’t outpacing the

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Financial Education

Financial Education is an Investment in Itself

Parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. Natural learning opportunities arise daily to teach children lessons in health, safety, manners and morals: eat your vegetables, don’t touch the hot stove, always say “please” and “thank you”, and treat others the way you wish to be treated. All are essential truisms for leading a

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