What are you crossing off your bucket list?

  A river cruise in Europe. RVing the lower 48 states. Scuba diving in Bali. Spending the night on the ice in Antarctica.  Yes, that Antarctica.  I have a client did it.   It was something that she always wanted to do.   Where do you want to go?  What do you want to do? Can you visualize what it would …

women and financial planning

More Women Drive Financial Decision Making, But Fewer Seek Professional Advice

By default, single women have always taken responsibility for managing household wealth, but the latest in a series of ongoing studies into the attitudes and actions of women around financial topics found that an ever-increasing percentage of married women are taking charge of financial and retirement planning for their families. Prudential’s “Financial Experience & Behaviors Among Women 2014-2015” — which …

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Women, Wealth, and Legacy Planning

  Whether nurturing the values of children, fulfilling charitable goals, or making investment decisions that affect their own as well as their beneficiaries’ financial security, women play a central role in establishing and preserving family wealth. Consider these statistics:1   Women now control more than half of the investment wealth in the United States. 48% of estates worth more than …

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Disability Insurance VS Long-Term Care Insurance?

Disability insurance addresses lost wages that stem from an inability to work. Long-term care insurance, in contrast, addresses expenses associated with medical care provided to you in your home, a nursing home, a rehabilitation center, or an assisted living facility. Disability insurance policies may address either short-term or long-term needs for income. Short-term disability policies provide coverage on a temporary …