How to Save Money Without Disrupting Your Lifestyle, Ep #5
What if you could save an additional $1,500 each year? After 30 years you would have $119,000, assuming the money was invested and you got a 6% return. That $1,500…
Posts by Chad Smith
Are You Missing Tax Opportunities?
I’m not sure about you, but we haven’t met many people that wouldn’t love to lower their tax payments. As we move in to the heart of tax season, do you…
Why Monitoring Goals Matters Most, Ep #4
So many of us get charged up and rattle off an impressive list of goals but then struggle to follow through. The disconnect between creating and accomplishing is where life change…
Top 10 Economic Stories of 2015, Ep #3
Chad Smith and Allison Berger and Bill Ramsay and Cameron Hendricks and Grace Kvantas and Mike Eklund and Will Holt and Angela Keeley-White
As we did last year, Financial Symmetry has covered several current events on our blog throughout 2015, and here are what we think the Top 10 Economic Stories of the…
Top 10 Most Read Posts of 2015
We spend a lot of time researching topics and discovering opportunities that our clients should be thinking about. Many of these include ways to better optimize your financial situation so…
Am I Saving Enough? Here’s How to Tell, Ep #1
During our first meeting, a 55-year-old couple asked, “How do you think we’re doing for people our age? Are we saving enough?” This is a good question, one I’m often…
Why a Health Savings Account Might Be Your Best Retirement Account
It’s autumn, which means that football season is in full swing, the leaves are turning colors, and employees throughout the country are taking part in open enrollment. Many are deciding,…
Free Lunch Can Have A Very High Cost
Maybe you’ve had a similar conversation. While listening you hear, “I got a flier in the mail inviting us to a free lunch where we can hear how to get a guaranteed X% return…
Baby on the Way? 5 Tips to be Better Prepared
Do you remember how you felt upon finding out you were having a baby? Our journey began 5 years ago. We were filled with the excitement of all new parents. My…
The Best Advice Your Parents Ever Gave You
What is the best advice your parents gave you? There’s probably a long list to pick from – good and bad. But now that I have my own children, much of…
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