Measuring the Value of a Financial Professional
Measuring the Value of a Financial ProfessionalFindings suggest that these relationships can make a difference for investors. Provided by Avenues to Wealth What is a relationship with a financial professional worth to an investor? A 2019 study by Vanguard, one of...
What Forces Are Driving the Housing Market?
Many hopeful homebuyers are having issues securing a home. Provided by Avenues to Wealth Recently, you may have seen reports that a record-low number of homes are available for sale—roughly 1.03 million nationwide. If you compare that to the average number of homes...
Investor Sentiment Is Shifting
Investor Sentiment Is ShiftingThis year, markets have experienced an odd phenomenon. Provided by Avenues to Wealth A recent survey shows that 63% of investors are more interested in protecting their financial assets and planning for uncertainty in the future than...
How Do You Know You Are Ready to Retire?
It's impossible to know when you're ready to retire. Few individuals choose to retire at a certain age, such as 60 or 65, and others set a financial target, like $1 million in a pension plan. Some indicators and milestones may indicate that you are ready to retire,...
How to Reduce the Risk of Outliving Your Money
Americans are living nearly as long as ever. With a life expectancy of 78.4 years, there is good reason for any American to believe they will need to save for a long post-retirement life. However, this begs the question: How can you be assured that you will have...
Life Insurance – It’s Not For You, It’s For Them!
Millions of people in the U.S. are unable to care for themselves and need long-term care services. Some people may need assistance in performing one or more self-care activities such as dressing, bathing and sometimes, walking, while others may need more specialized...
Ladies, Should You Leave Financial Decisions To Your Spouse?
Are your finances currently controlled by one person? It is rare for both parties in a marriage to handle the finances together. In an overwhelming number of cases, the wife leaves the husband to handle all financial issues. This may be common but it is not exactly a...
Retirement Should not Scare Women
While it’s true that generalizations do not necessarily reflect the individual circumstances and therefore have limited value, there are fact-based reasons why the average woman faces greater hurdles than the average man does in securing her retirement. However, an...
What To Know Before Moving In Retirement
In the past year many have spent more time in their homes than ever before. This has some thinking about moving or a second home. Building your dream home for retirement is not an uncommon goal many Americans have. However, just because it's a common dream doesn't...
Why You Probably Can Afford a Home!
Is there anything more intimidating than the idea of owning a home? That is a 30-year commitment! For many first-time homebuyers, you are talking about signing of on more life than you have even lived to this point. There is an entire millennial edition of a game...
Measuring the Value of a Financial Professional
Measuring the Value of a Financial ProfessionalFindings suggest that these relationships can make a difference for investors. Provided by Avenues to Wealth What is a relationship with a financial professional worth to an investor? A 2019 study by Vanguard, one of...
What Forces Are Driving the Housing Market?
Many hopeful homebuyers are having issues securing a home. Provided by Avenues to Wealth Recently, you may have seen reports that a record-low number of homes are available for sale—roughly 1.03 million nationwide. If you compare that to the average number of homes...
Investor Sentiment Is Shifting
Investor Sentiment Is ShiftingThis year, markets have experienced an odd phenomenon. Provided by Avenues to Wealth A recent survey shows that 63% of investors are more interested in protecting their financial assets and planning for uncertainty in the future than...
How Do You Know You Are Ready to Retire?
It's impossible to know when you're ready to retire. Few individuals choose to retire at a certain age, such as 60 or 65, and others set a financial target, like $1 million in a pension plan. Some indicators and milestones may indicate that you are ready to retire,...
How to Reduce the Risk of Outliving Your Money
Americans are living nearly as long as ever. With a life expectancy of 78.4 years, there is good reason for any American to believe they will need to save for a long post-retirement life. However, this begs the question: How can you be assured that you will have...
Life Insurance – It’s Not For You, It’s For Them!
Millions of people in the U.S. are unable to care for themselves and need long-term care services. Some people may need assistance in performing one or more self-care activities such as dressing, bathing and sometimes, walking, while others may need more specialized...
Ladies, Should You Leave Financial Decisions To Your Spouse?
Are your finances currently controlled by one person? It is rare for both parties in a marriage to handle the finances together. In an overwhelming number of cases, the wife leaves the husband to handle all financial issues. This may be common but it is not exactly a...
Retirement Should not Scare Women
While it’s true that generalizations do not necessarily reflect the individual circumstances and therefore have limited value, there are fact-based reasons why the average woman faces greater hurdles than the average man does in securing her retirement. However, an...
What To Know Before Moving In Retirement
In the past year many have spent more time in their homes than ever before. This has some thinking about moving or a second home. Building your dream home for retirement is not an uncommon goal many Americans have. However, just because it's a common dream doesn't...
Why You Probably Can Afford a Home!
Is there anything more intimidating than the idea of owning a home? That is a 30-year commitment! For many first-time homebuyers, you are talking about signing of on more life than you have even lived to this point. There is an entire millennial edition of a game...
