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How to Choose a Financial Advisor
Many people who come see us have already had some negative experiences with financial advisors. Whether they were given bad advice, were...
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The True Cost of College
Recently I was honored to be a part of a financial wellness program for a large consulting firm here in Charleston. The average employee...
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Cash Is King
The recent government shutdown has many of us thinking about what we would do if we suddenly weren’t getting paid. If you don’t work for...
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m&m's: chatting about markets & mortgages
My wife, Kristy, has hijacked the blog for a good cause again. Here she is... Well I prefer the chocolate variety of m&m's personally,...
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Spending: More Fun than Saving
I recently met with a husband and wife who are clients and are very disciplined at saving. I wanted to know if they had any advice that might be helpful to my other clients. So I asked, "How can I make doing the right thing financially more fun?" Without hesitation, the wife responded, "You can't. Saving isn't ever fun. Spending is what's fun." (As her husband cringed.) Touchè.
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Thank you, Mount Pleasant!
What a great way to start 2019, thanks to our clients and the readers of Mount Pleasant Magazine. We appreciate your support and your...
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Marriage & Money - Part IV
"Free Spirits" and Finances sometimes seem like oil and water, but these tips will help you relate better to your "Nerd" so you can flourish together... financially and relationally.
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Marriage & Money - Part III
Talking Nerdy | Check out these tips to help the "Nerd" in your marriage relate better to the "Free Spirit" when it comes to finances so you can flourish as a couple... financially and relationally.
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Marriage & Money - Part II
I'm glad to have my wife back to share the "normal" person's perspective. It's real, funny, and slightly embarrassing. Enjoy... Money:...
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Thank you!
We are so grateful for your continued support! You have our commitment to continuing to show the Lowcountry that a financial advisor...
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Wealth Creation vs Self-Sabotage
The real secret to creating wealth... does saving or investing matter more? Let's look at some real numbers and see.
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Unpack Your Backpack
In the very first chapter of Money: Master the Game by Tony Robbins, he says “complexity is the enemy of execution.” In other words, our...
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How Financial Advisors REALLY Get Paid
The financial industry tends to be very cloak and dagger when it comes to explaining how advisors actually get paid. Let's pull back the curtain in this blog post so you can inform and protect yourself.
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Kids & Money | Part III | Make Money Work for You
Most adults don’t fully understand investing, so how are we supposed to explain it to a child? My advice is to keep it simple, teach with stories, and practice with real money. Here's what I do with my own children.
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Kids & Money |Part II |Now What?
So your child has now earned some money… now what? For my own children, I like to keep things simple. Here's what we do...
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Kids & Money | Part I
At this point, you know I’m passionate about educating adults on finance. What you may not know is that I’m equally passionate about...
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Freedom from the Money Trap
What is money really for? Most people would simply answer “to buy stuff,” but I want to challenge that thinking. I agree that it can be...
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My Alternative to Budgeting
Here's my alternative to budgeting because budgeting just doesn't work for most people. Stop nit-picking and start doing something that actually produces the outcome you want.
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For All the Gen Xers Out There
I want to keep this brief, so I'm just going to lay it all out there. Let's start with the current situation, look at how we got there,...
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Don't Invest Like You Buy A House
There is so much news about the timing of when the fed will increase interest rates and what impact those rate hikes will have on...
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