financial plan: Seniors in Kansas City: Is the Medicare Medicaid Combo the Best Plan for Your Long Term Care? - 07/21/08 09:14 AM
The great unknown for all of us will we need to be cared for in our later years? A Gallup poll said 76% of Americans believe they will never need nursing home care, assisted living or any other long term care service.
Unfortunately, the reality of the situation paints a much
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financial plan: Seniors in Kansas City: Would Having a Growing Nest Egg to Fall Back on Give you Additional Security and Peace of Mind? - 07/17/08 09:21 AM
One of the biggest concerns of seniors in Kansas City is having an emergency fund that they could easily tap if needed. Many feel it would give them additional security and more importantly peace of mind so they can sleep better at night.
What if there was a way to have
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financial plan: Home Equity Isn't Money But A Lot Of Families Think It Is... - 07/15/08 12:50 PM
July 15th, 2008
A recent ad by the national Association of Realtors states that home equity accounts for about 65% of the average American's wealth.
WOW! There's something wrong with that equation. That means that a family with a $500,000 house and a $300,000 mortgage - $200,000.00 in equity - plus a
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financial plan: Growth versus Income - 04/07/08 08:06 AM
If you are a real estate investor, or investing in anything, what is your reason for investing? Do you need current income or do you need growth? The answer will provide you with guidance in your investing and should produce dramatically improved results. The best way to answer that question is to
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financial plan: Simple Steps to becoming a Millionaire - 04/02/08 03:32 PM
Develop written financial plan goals-putting the pen to paper some how makes it more real, and having a plan to work with right from the start will get you going in the right direction. Come up with a workable plan you can put into action and making changes as you evolve
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financial plan: How Your Personality Affects Your Financial Decision-making - 01/23/08 02:05 PM
The recent volatility in the stock market has everyone a little jumpy - even folks who have worked with a trusted financial planner for years. But if you've never worked with a planner before, one of the first things he or she will do is make you fill out a risk
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financial plan: Timely thoughts On Real Estate Investing From An MN Mortgage Broker - 01/20/08 04:53 PM
Remember that real estate investment is part of an overall financial plan-it shouldn't be just stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Investing in real estate requires specific tax, spending, budgeting and people management advice. Based on your other assets and your overall financial plan, investment property might be a worthy goal, but
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financial plan: Got A Plan? Get A Plan! - 01/08/08 09:31 AM
Good Tuesday morning and Happy New Year! It's a pleasure to continue to share with you my experiences with buyers and sellers, and my insight as to what's going on in the marketplace as we start the new year. I'm well aware that you may have the purchase of
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financial plan: Show Me The Money! It's not what you make...it's what you keep! - 10/29/07 07:18 PM
How are you doing? A few actions that I have taken to enhance my feeling of competence in this area: 1. Writing a will. Perhaps it was the lack of reality around mortality, but we just had never gotten around to it. Both my tax advisor and financial planner asked about this piece
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financial plan: The "R" Word - 01/07/07 09:46 AM
I was not going to post New Years resolutions since they are everywhere...however, I can't pass up this opportunity. Beyond the perennial lose 10 pounds, start excising, or stop smoking; here are a few goals to consider for your financial health. I plan on revisiting these goals more indepth on future
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