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Investment Goals
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Allison Vanaski, CFP®

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 rate of inflation, then you

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Financial Education
Financial Planning
Allison Vanaski, CFP®

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 productive and satisfying life. Just

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Emotional investing
Financial Planning
Allison Vanaski, CFP®

Emotional Investing and Consequences of Behavioral Biases

Distraction from the media, uncertainty or volatility in the markets, or pressure to buy and sell from friends, colleagues, financial “gurus” and other less than reliable sources for investment advice can directly challenge an investor’s ability to make consistent, rational and logical investment decisions. The barrage of information coupled with some inherent behavioral biases can make long term investing a

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Did you get a raise? Don't let lifestyle creep eat it up
Financial Planning
Allison Vanaski, CFP®

Did You Get a Raise? Don’t Let Lifestyle Creep Eat It Up

Your time has finally come. You spent your years since high school scraping by on ramen noodles and pulling all-nighters so that you could score that great job, right? Now you have paid your dues for a few years and the time has come for you to get a raise or a bonus. This is certainly a cause for celebration!

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The Millionaire Within

The Millionaire Within

Intelligent financial decision-making is not about money. It’s about emotions, behavior, and unleashing the power that lies within you.

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