by Hannah Moore | Jul 17, 2019 | Financial Planning, Goals, Investments, Personal Finance
In this year’s annual letter to its shareholders, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett had an eloquent yet simple perspective on looking at finances: “Focus on the forest, forget the trees.” Too often, investors who evaluate Berkshire Hathaway obsess on the details...
by Hannah Moore | Mar 24, 2016 | Financial Planning, Goals, Investments, Personal Finance
Last fall, I asked a 5th grade class via Twitter what they thought the best money advice a financial planner could give was. They sent back the following list: Buy things that last Separate needs from wants Spend money on the things you will use Spend money wisely...
by Hannah Moore | Dec 2, 2015 | Investments, Personal Finance, Retirement
“I have no idea how we did it back then,” a client couple commented on a copy of their budget from fifteen years prior. They laughed as they remembered their early struggles. They knew that their life had altered over the years, but hadn’t realized how much it had...
by Hannah Moore | Sep 11, 2015 | Couples and Money, Financial Advisor, Financial Planning, Financial Transitions, Investments, Personal Finance, Retirement
They could have been contestants on The Newlywed Game, their answers revealing how little they were in agreement on matters of married life. She wanted to travel to Europe and experience the finer things in life. He wanted to know how they were going to pay for their...
by Hannah Moore | Aug 31, 2015 | Couples and Money, Financial Planning, Investments, Personal Finance
The last week and a half has been rough for investors. Everywhere you look there is dire market news. Like Chicken Little, it’s easy to feel like the sky is falling. Here are my five tips on what to do when the market is taking a downturn: Turn off the news I...
by Hannah Moore | Aug 25, 2015 | Couples and Money, Financial Planning, Investments, Retirement
The Bloomberg article on Monday, August 24th leads with the line: “Panic. Judgment Day. Carnage. Meltdown. Fearful. Depressing. Psychologically Draining. Wired.” These are words money managers used as they tried to process the effects of the current market downturn. I...
