Top 10 Retirement Mistakes to Avoid, Ep #31
Saving for retirement often feels like the biggest and most-talked about goal of financial planning. And while there’s a lot that goes into successful retirement planning – healthcare costs, keeping…
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Buying A Car, Ep #30
Today we’re talking about one of the larger purchases you can make: buying a car. 90% of consumers say that price is their most important consideration when buying a car, and…
Why Fiduciary Matters, ep #29
The word “fiduciary” is being tossed around a lot lately, largely because of the Department of Labor’s oncoming regulations. To help you understand the importance of these developments, we share what…
Navigating Elder Care, Ep# 28
For many of us, our parents getting older is a tricky situation to navigate. How do you respectfully offer your help? Ensure they get the best care? How do you know what…
How to Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions, Ep #26
When it comes to New Years resolutions, are you in the 92% or the 8%? The number’s a bit shocking but science tells us that 92% of people don’t accomplish…
Top 10 Stories of 2016
As we did last year, Financial Symmetry has covered several current events on our blog throughout 2016, and here is our view of the top 10 most memorable stories of…
Episode 25: 10 Tips for More Tax Savings
Tax savings is a peculiar planning topic. It’s an idea that almost everyone wants more of, but few follow through to complete it. Most people don’t realize the large amount of…
Episode 24: Invest Your Year-End Bonus all at Once?
You can listen through the player above, or subscribe to our podcast on iTunes or Stitcher or Google Play. How often do you receive a year-end bonus and immediately begin making a…
Best Ways to Stop Financial Procrastination, Ep #23
Financial procrastination can get the best of us all. Non-urgent financial tasks love to find cracks in our to-do list, falling to the bottom fast. Mark Twain humorized this concept well…
Election Results: Understanding Uncertainty
Certain uncertainty is the theme of the 2016 election results. In a historic election, Donald Trump will be our nation’s 45th President. Whether you are elated, disillusioned or disappointed, we…
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