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Disney For The Win!
Last week, Ashley and I took our two girls down to Disney for a week to spend some much-needed family time together. The trip was a blast and we had near perfect weather to accompany us, which helps. It started with our girls’ first time in an airplane – which, at that moment, was the...Recent Insights
How to Avoid a Financial Family Feud
All too often families fight about money. Commonly these feuds begin over real estate, family businesses or care decisions for aging parents. No parent’s dream for the future of his or her family includes disownment or troubles among the siblings, yet parents are most often the ones to blame for the problems. Preventing future feuds can…
Making Cents: There’s More to Risk than Losing Money
When most people think about financial risk, losing money is what they think about. Memories of the real estate investment or stock investment that didn’t work out as hoped may still be stuck in your mind. But risk is much broader than just losing money, and the more money you have, the more likely it…
Need for Speed
As any car enthusiast can attest, winters are always the worst time of year in New England. Many of us put away our favorite cars for the season to avoid the buildup of rust and the mountains of salt and sand deposited on the road that tear away at the undercarriage. Being unable to drive…
Making Cents: Retirement Accounts Need Special Attention in Your Estate Plan
I frequently see people who think that their will directs who gets their retirement accounts after they pass away. This isn’t necessarily true. The only time your will matters in terms of your retirement accounts is if you haven’t selected beneficiaries or if all of your chosen beneficiaries are deceased. This last choice, however, is…
The Stupid Bowl
Is it my age or is the Super Bowl losing some of its luster? My friends who are Giants fans are thinking that I’m spoiled from all the Patriot’s Super Bowl appearances, and that I just can’t accept any other teams being in the big game. That is not true, I found that when my…
Making Cents: Planning for Children with Special Needs or Dependency Issues
Between what appears to be a larger percentage of children born with special needs and the recent epidemic of opioid addiction and dependency, many parents need specialized guidance in order to best assist these children and ultimately, protect their assets from the issues that can easily drain any estate. The core issue is the child’s…