The end of the year is closing in fast, and that means there are only a few more weeks to affect the taxes you’ll pay in 2023. You might not start calculating and filing your taxes until March or April, but the decisions you make now can have a significant impact on...
When you’re looking for ways to improve your personal finances, a financial planner can be a valuable resource. An experienced planner can help you identify your top financial goals and create a plan to reach them. But financial planners are people, and each one has a...
Market volatility can be frightening. Watching stock prices fall and interest rates rise is nerve-wracking, especially if most of your retirement funds are tied to investments. What should you do when the market is unpredictable? How can you protect your finances (and...
Do you ever feel like your finances are too complicated? If so, you’re not alone. Many of our Guiding Wealth clients are asking for simpler options and easier ways to manage their money. With everything going on right now, including inflation, political unrest, and...
Although financial planning has a reputation for just focusing on retirement planning, there’s so much more to it. While older clients often start working with a financial planner to get ready for retirement, younger clients typically have different priorities. Here...
Recent financial news pages are full of stories about rising interest rates. At the end of July, the Federal Reserve announced a 0.75-percentage-point hike in interest rates. This was the latest in a series of rate increases that started in March 2022. The Fed has...
The so-called Sandwich Generation (adults supporting their aging parent(s) and their own children) is growing. In 2018, statistics showed that 12% of adults with a child living at home also provided unpaid care for an adult. And a recent survey showed that the...
When you hear the term “financial planning,” what comes to mind? Do you immediately picture meeting with a retirement planner and talking about your investment portfolio or estate plan? Those are two important aspects of financial planning, but they aren’t the only...
Before you make your next financial decision, take a minute to ask yourself, “Is this what I really want right now?” The right now part of the question is the key. Chances are your answer today is different than it would have been a few years ago, but that’s exactly...
Are you teaching your children about finances? Do your kids know how you feel about money and what your spending and saving priorities are? If not, this is the perfect time to start a conversation with them. Everyone has their own unique money story that’s largely...
