Dangers of “Do-It-Yourself” Financial Planning
October 5, 2016
“Lessons in life will be repeated until they are learned.” Frank Sonnenberg We face many forks in the road.…
Jeff Laughlin
Why Does the Financial Planning Profession Seem so Screwed Up?
September 9, 2016
“Without a struggle, there can be no progress.” -Frederick Douglass Does the financial planning profession have its act together?…
Run Fast (Screaming) from These Three Financial Advisor Promises
September 7, 2016
“Guy puts a fancy guarantee on a box ‘cause he wants you to feel all warm and toasty inside.” -Tommy…
Meetings: What’s in it for the Client?
September 2, 2016
“Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, what’s in it for me?”…
Goal Achievement is NOT the Most Important Part
August 30, 2016
“Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.” -John Dewey Let’s get this out there. Goals are…
Myth: Only “Rich People” Need Financial Planners
August 26, 2016
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan in which we must fervently believe, and upon…
Financial Planning Fees: An Analogy
August 23, 2016
“One good analogy is worth three hours discussion.” -Dudley Field Malone We need to purchase a refrigerator. When we…
The Best Ways to Pay for Financial Planning Service to Build Wealth
August 16, 2016
“Pricing is actually a pretty simple and straightforward thing. Customers will not pay literally a penny more than the true…
“Fee-Based” and “Fee-Only” Are Not At All the Same Thing
August 10, 2016
“I want to warn you away from fee-based planners. The stakes are so high that you should consider fee-only planners.”…
Empowerment Mantra
August 5, 2016
“Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records.” -William Arthur Ward Life is essentially comprised of two…