Personal Financial Advice from a former Certified Financial Planner
If you are wondering whether to be worried about the Equifax hack, the answer is yes. You should be worried. However, you do not need to panic. By now, you should probably have some rudimentary credit monitoring whether it comes through a free … [Continue reading]
There was a recent article over at CNBC about high-risk mortgages and their resurgence, sometimes at the hands of the very same players who offered them before the big banking crisis and subsequent recession of 07-08. Of course, it's easy to wring … [Continue reading]
There are a lot of people out there who dream of paying off their mortgage early. As a financial advisor, I would often have to talk them out of unusual schemes for paying off their house early, like raiding their 401k. It isn't a bad thing to pay … [Continue reading]
Ding, dong, the rate hike is dead. (Or at least is should be.) What should have been obvious since the beginning of this year to anyone who wasn't trying to burnish their "hawk" credentials became undeniable this morning. Inflation is … [Continue reading]