Practical Advice
4 Ways to Help Prepare your Finances for the Unexpected
Are you and your finances prepared for a rainy day? Major fluctuations in the market, new legislation, unexpected health issues and more can put stress on your budget. But, planning ahead can help you handle unforeseen circumstances if and when they arrive. Here are a…
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5 Ways to Set You and Your Children on a Path to Financial Success
You’re never too young to start learning how to deal with the tool called “money.” Once children are old enough to complete basic age-appropriate chores and want to spend money on things they see when out shopping, it’s time to get them on the path…
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What is a Fiduciary and Why Should I Care?
Perhaps you have heard the buzz about how financial advisors need to be fiduciaries. It comes up in many advertisements on T.V. and radio. Maybe you were surprised to hear that not all people who call themselves financial planners are required to put your interests…
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How to Avoid when Something Bad Goes Wrong [Video]
So, what do you do when something bad goes wrong? You may get away with bad investing. As a matter of fact, I ran into somebody the other day who had all their money invested in Apple. Fortunately, that’s been a very good stock.…
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If this Election Rocks the Market, Where is My Hope for Income?
When it comes to our finances, we all want to have certainty and assurance of our income, at least as much as possible. During an election year when emotions are running high, you may be tempted to pull your money from the market in an…
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Elections and Your Investments: My Candidate Lost…Do I Sell?
All of us have had the experience of waking up the day after an election that we were really passionate about with a disappointment in the election outcome that makes us almost want to stay in bed. We don’t agree with the policies of the…
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Starting A Business After Federal Employee Retirement
Federal employee retirement can mean different things for different people. For some, it means traveling. For others, it means spending time with family. Starting a new business is an option that’s becoming more and more popular, and many retirees are launching successful startups as a…
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Establishing Reliable Retirement Income Portfolios [Video]
Let’s explore how to establish Sustainable, Stable Retirement Income Portfolios Growth We all want growth in our portfolios and, ideally, that growth at least exceeds inflation. If you don’t have growth in your investments, you’re going to get poorer as you get older, which is…
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Surviving Difficult Times with Fran Tarkenton [Video]
I was fortunate to have the opportunity this week to interview Fran Tarkenton, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback and successful entrepreneur and TV star. We were discussing “Surviving Difficult Times” which couldn’t be more timely. I encourage you to take a little time and soak…
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My Thoughts on the Coronavirus Crisis [Video]
Hi folks, this is Dan Searles. I guess we’re all wondering if we’re in the middle of a zombie apocalypse here. I don’t think we are. The economy has gone through real problems like this before, really atomic hits if you will, with Kennedy being…
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OPM Breach: Update
OPM Hacked You probably remember that in early June, the Obama administration and OPM announced that the OPM systems were breached in April, and that the information of around 4 million Federal Employees was compromised. A Second Breach Unfortunately, we now know about a second,…
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What’s Ahead for the Feds in 2015?
Cliched Investment Strategies In almost every family, there’s a relative who tries to dominate the dinner conversation with cliched investment strategies. Often, these so-called “strategies” just create more confusion, offer few specifics, and fail to provide a plan of action. When you get right down…
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