The Best Time to be Alive

If you could be alive at any time in history, when would it be? Would you choose to live right now? Objectively, things aren’t easy for most of us right now. We’re facing social, economic, health, and environmental crises.
With all the chaos of today, it can be tempting to lean on nostalgia and believe previous generations had it better or easier. And it can make us long for what seem like simpler times.

Why You Think You Need a Financial Planner vs. Why You Actually Need One

Do you know why you need a financial planner? If you are watching the market’s unprecedented plummet in the face of the novel Coronavirus outbreak, you have likely heard conflicting guidance about how to approach investing. Some say they are so scared watching their retirement accounts take a $17,000 nosedive in one day that they are closing their accounts. Others are advocating for buying into the markets now while prices are low. What advice should you take and who should you trust? What fits best into your long term investing goals? What are you most comfortable with and how can you best sleep knowing that you made the right financial decisions? This is precisely why you need a financial planner, not a generic answer from some investment blogger on the internet. You need a plan tailored to you that only a financial planner can provide.