Category Archives: Fee-Only Financial Planning

Spring Cleaning

Tweet Spring is officially here….finally!  Even though yesterday looked more like January with blowing snow, the calendar says it is spring. With spring comes spring cleaning.  We should also look to do some tidying-up in our financial world, as well.  Here are a few tips to spruce up your 2014. 1. Complete your taxes! If you haven’t already filed your taxes, get … Continue reading

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Gearing up!

Tweet As we start the new year, we begin with aspirations of success and happiness for the year. But, as we move a couple weeks into January, we realize we are knocking on the door to a very busy time of the year: Tax Time! After preparing taxes for years, I am used to the unexpected….if that’s possible.  I’ve seen the shoe … Continue reading

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Being Thankful 2013

Tweet Have you noticed a shift in our culture?  Doesn’t it seem we are developing a culture of conflict and debate? Maybe every generation can say the same, but it feels as if we are spending more and more time arguing and debating than working together towards a common goal. Turn on a news network and you’ll hear one person verbally bashing … Continue reading

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The S Corporation and TN Taxation

Tweet This blog post will not touch most of you, but, for those of you it does touch, it will be very important.  As a fee-only advisor, I work with many different types of business owners, and today’s post is meant for those who own S Corporations. More and more small business owners are establishing their businesses as S Corporations.  This business … Continue reading

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Our Crazy Times

Tweet With congress finally coming together last week to reopen the government and securing our debt payments (which by the way really wasn’t in jeopardy), I thought it might be a good time to share my thoughts. The deal which was stuck doesn’t solve the issue. It simply moves the timeline out to early next year. This leaves us with the possibility … Continue reading

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Guest Post from Kathy Watkins: What I do!

Tweet I have been meaning to write a post outlining the role and the benefits that my virtual assistant, Kathy Watkins, brings to my practice and, most importantly, to my clients. But rather than writing it myself, I decided to ask Kathy to tackle this topic. So, today’s post is a guest post from Kathy….who by the way, is a real asset … Continue reading

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The Power of Taxable Investing

Tweet As a fee-only financial advisor who is always looking at the tax impact of investing, I often write about the importance of pre-tax investing.  Whether it is in a 401k/403b, SEP, SoloK, or a traditional IRA, creating a tax deduction by investing for your future is certainly a home run.  In September of 2011, I penned the article titled 401k: Still … Continue reading

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A Change for the Future

Tweet We have all faced times in our lives when we realize we aren’t doing what we should be doing. Financially speaking, this sentiment drives people into my office. Most often people realize they aren’t doing as well as they should or they simply don’t know what they should do. Outside of my office, I know there are plenty of folks who … Continue reading

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Don’t go big: Go small!

Tweet How many times have we heard not to put all of our eggs in one basket?  We’ve been taught that idea since we were children, even if we didn’t know it.  Don’t play just one sport, have many friends, and focus on many subjects in school.   Most often this strategy is sound.  Especially as adults, we know that this certainly is … Continue reading

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Life gets in the way!

Tweet As a fee-only financial advisor, I get the opportunity to spend time really getting to know my clients, and I am very fortunate to have a great group of folks to work with.  I am always amazed at what my clients can teach me through their life experiences. I recently was meeting with a client who used to perform consultative work … Continue reading

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